Virginia Williams was born on January 16th, 1941, to the late Robert and Vivian Williams. She was the 3rd of 5 children. Because of her mother steadfast love and dedication to the Lord, Virginia also dedicated her life to Christ.
She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She attended and graduated from Prospect High School, after school was finished, she got a full-time job at Equitable Life Insurance as an Office Administrator. This is when she met her husband Eddie L. Andrews. Mr. Andrews was on home leave from the Marines where they crossed paths in Canarsie. As the courtship continued, even while he was in service, they would constantly write each other love letters, which she still has to this day. They were later married March 28th, 1959.
In their union, they were blessed with their first son, Stephen Andrews, born in 1962. Seth Adam Andrews was born in 1964 for a short period of time, then came Miriam Andrews who was born in 1965. Later they would be blessed with 3 more children, Forrest, Louis, and Michael Antoine in 1977, but it would not stop Virginia’s love for children, which led to the continuation of adopting children, even later in life.
Virginia had a passion for cooking. She, like many other children who came up with the love of Vivian Williams, had the biscuit recipe down pat, even had many family members come from all over to just grab up some biscuits. She did not mind and continued to serve them up, ready for whoever came by.
Virginia rededicated her life to Christ shortly after her marriage in 1960. Under the loving direction of her husband, Virginia was a member of Miracle Temple Church in Brooklyn, on the corner of Bainbridge and Stuyvesant. Teaching others and learning was always a passion of hers, which help Virginia to work in her blessing, as a missionary. She would go out and minister the Gospel, in a loving and comforting way. Virginia would also have a heart to help others in any way she could.
Virginia also had a heart to help the children, no matter what, and she decided she would go back to school to become a teacher. She attended Dowling College in Oakdale, NY. She received a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and became a preschool teacher from that point moving forward.
Later, she had a change in heart and began working at City Corp in Melville which she remained until she had to leave to take care of her husband, who had AND defeated lymphoma. Her favorite testimony is, “We overcame Cancer, my God is more than able to do exceeding and abundantly more then we can ask!” This also led to one song we all know and love, “No lymphoma in his eyes.”
With the love of God on her side, she began working in the ministry as a choir director and a youth teacher. She was always singing and praising the Lord every Sunday and other various days during the week. ‘I am so grateful’ and ‘Order my steps’ were her favorite songs to lead in worship. Virginia was ordained as a minister on November 11th, 2000. Within the AHAC body, Virginia was a part of the memorial committee, grievance committee, suggestion committee, and the foreign missions committee.
She was a willing worker and looked forward to being a help and lending a hand where she could. It was a great joy to her to fellowship with the saints during various unions, the annual assembly, and even other church events in the AHAC body. Many saints would also have the pleasure of calling her mother, even before she became a mother in the church, she never minded it, and would always take them under her wings.
Virginia is proceeded in death by her mother and father, Robert and Vivian Williams, her husband Eddie L. Andrews, her sisters, Gladys Duncan and Lizzy William Vann, her brother Timothy Williams, and her sons Seth and Stephen.
Her life will continue to be celebrated and remembered by her Sister Earnestine and her Sister-In-Law Sheila; Children: Miriam (Nathaniel), Monique, Louis, Forrest, Michael (Marta), Bobby Emmanuel, Dennis (Bendu), and all the other sons and daughters that called her mom. A plethora of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family and friends.
She will be dearly missed.
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