Andye's gift from her Mommy for her 24th Birthday!!!
Made by Deborah Northcutt with Love for my Andye!!!
In Memory of
Adrianne M. Findley was born in Ft. Worth,Texas to Deborah A Northcutt Findley and Richard A. Findley {deceased} and died in Williamstown, Kentucky on a very cold and dark December night. She leaves behind a 10 day old son who will never get to know his Mother and remember her as she lived. Not a day goes by, that I don't think about Adrianne, for you see I am her Mother. I was with her that cold and dark December night, but I didn't get to say Good-Bye to Andye, for I was unconconcious and in a coma for 6 days. When I woke up from my coma, she was already buried. So now, I want to tell you all about her, so that she will be forever loved in writing this memorial for her.
TEEN MOTHER DIES IN WRECK
By Jamie baker - Nantz - Editor of Grant County News
WILLIAMSTOWN - A 10 day old baby lost his mother in a single - vehicle accident which occurred over the weekend.
Adrianne "Andye" Findley, 19, of Dry Ridge, Ky, was killed when the 1987 Chevrolet Blazer she was driving hit a tree. Andye Findley's mother and step-father were seriously injured in the wreck, which occurred at 10:13 p.m. on Ky 36 near Lincoln Ridge Road in Williamstown. Andye Findley's infant son, Braiden Marcus Riley Comstock, had swelling in his head and a hairline fracture. He was taken by helicopter from St. Elizabeth Medical Center - Grant County to Children's Medical Center in Cincinnati. Deborah Northcutt, Andye Findley's Mother, suffered a concussion, as well as 2 fractured vertibrae and collar-bone. She remains in serious condition at University Hospital. Lewis Hornsby, Andye Findley's step-father, also suffered from broken vertebrae. He remains in fair condition, also at University Hospital. Police aren't sure why Adrianne Findley's vehicle left the roadway, but believe she may have struck a tree to avoid hitting oncoming vehicles. Andye Findley had to be cut from the wreckage with hydraulic tools. She was put in a helecopter, but died before it left the ground. Grant County Coroner, Marylee Willoby pronounced Andye Findley dead at the scene. Willoby said none of the occupants were wearing seat belts. The baby was in a car seat, which was in the front seat of the vehicle. Adrianne Findley was born in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was a server at Shanghai Buffet in Dry Ridge and attended Oak Ridge Baptist Church. In 1998, Andye Findley was seriously injured in a hit and run accident. While walking to the Grant County Fair in Crittenden, She and a friend, were struck from behind by a truck. Andye Findley suffered damage to her hand and shoulder. The driver of the truck was never indentified. Adrianne M. Findley is also survived by two brothers and a sister. Funeral Services are planned for 2 P.M., Dec. 19 at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown, Kentucky.
Adrianne Marie Findley, 19
Adrianne Marie Findley, 19, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, from injuries in an automobile accident on Ky. 36 East in Williamstown. She was a waitress at Shanghai Buffet in Dry Ridge and a Member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Williamstown. Survivorors include a 10 day old son, Braiden Marcus Riley Comstock, her mother and step-father, Deborah Ann and Lewis Hornsby, of Dry Ridge, two brothers, Clifton James Findley and Richard Alexander Findley; one sister, Jennifer Rene' Findley of Dry Ridge; maternal grandparents, James Clifton Northcutt of Destin, Florida, and Rosemary Williams of Dry Ridge; and her companion, Nicholas Comstock of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. on Dec. 19 at Elliston Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown. Rev. Mike Beasley will officiate. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Adrianne M. Findley Memorial Fund, in care of Elliston- Stanley Funeral Home, Box 130, Williamstown, Kentucky 41097.
GRIEVING MOTHER APPRECIATES COMMUNITY SUPPORT
To the Editor,
On Dec. 14, 2002, at 10:13 P.M., the lives of my family changed forever. There was an automobile accident on Ky 36 and my Daughter, Adrianne M. Findley, was injured and died at the scene of the accident. Thanks to the people of this county, such as the firefighters of Williamstown Fire Department, the paramedics, Grant County Sherrif's Deputy Mike Garvey and Kentucky State Trooper Chad Mills who were with Adrianne and held her hand as she died on the scene. I "Thank You" from the bottom of my heart.
The people of Williamstown and Dry Ridge assisted in the burial of my daughter, Adrianne. I Thank Williamstown Baptist Church, Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Grace Baptist Church and their people for their prayers and support during this crisis. I also want to thank Brother Mike Beasley and family for their support and his funeral message. Also, Thanks to the patrons of Shoney's Restaurant, Shanghai buffet, Grant County Middle School and everyone who gave donations to the Adrianne M. Findley Memorial Funds and to Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home for the cost of the burial of Adrianne M. Findley.
I would also like to Thank the people of this county like Donna Smith, Ina Marshall, Linda Moore Murphey, Rene Ecklar, Janelle Sanzenbacker, Lynda Mann, Jackie and Mark Chance, Brother Joe Hall, Sharon Thornberry, Danielle Hardyman, Lawson Northcutt, Pam and Paul Smith, Debbie Nickell and all of Adrianne's friends for their help, support and a shoulder to cry on. I Thank You and my family also Thanks you.
And, last but not least, would like to thank Jamie Baker-Nantz, editor of the Grant County News for remembering Adrianne from that accident at the Grant County Fair, 5 1/2 years ago. She wrote a really nice artical in the newspaper.
My daughter was buried by the generous people of Grant County, while I slept in a coma at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. That is why I am writing this letter to you and to all Grant Countians. I owe a big hug to Deputy Mike Garvey and Trooper Chad Mills, for holding my Daughter's hand as she died at awful night.
Thank you very much, Deborah A. Northcutt Dry Ridge, Kentucky
The day that my heart broke was 14 December, 2002. It was a very cold Saturday. My Daughter, Andye called me that morning and told me that her 10 day old Son, Braiden's naval cord had fallen off and she wanted me to come over and show her how to set up the baby's bathtub and how to bath him properly. After we finished bathing Braiden, we went to Wal-mart and bought some more paint and supplies to finish her apartment. Afterwards, we went back to my house and met up with my husband, who had just gotten off work. We had a late lunch and she nursed the baby. After lunch, we loaded up her car. For the life of me, I can not remember why we all went in her car. Why did we take her "car" and not mine? I don't guess I will ever remember why we took her car and not mine. Maybe things might have been a lot different if we had taken my car, but I guess we will never know. Andye, Braiden, my husband and I got to the basement apartment around 4:00pm that afternoon. Braiden was real fussy and wouldn't settle down to sleep, so Andye had to stay upstairs with him. My husband and I finished all of the work downstairs. We got done about 8:30pm that evening. The basement apartment was all done and ready for Andye to start moving in the next day. My husband was tired and in a foul mood, because he had been up since 4:30AM. He was also angry, because she didn't help us finish all of the work! Andye was hurting real bad, because her body was producing more milk than the baby could consume. So, I was going to show her how to milk herself and freeze the milk for later use when we got back to my house. We loaded up her car with all of the cleaning equipment. We got in the car. This is the last thing that I can seem to remember of that night!The rest of that week is what I have learned from everyone else. We were going down Highway 36, just south of Williamstown. It was about 9:15pm at night. Andye was driving the speed limit. She must have hit a patch of Black ice and slid off of the road. She tried, but she could not get her car back onto the road, because the road and the shoulder were way too different in height. Where she went off of the road, the road was 8 inches difference to the shoulder. Andye panicked! Before she knew it, she ran out of shoulder and went down the hill and slammed into some trees. We must have hit hard, because the impact slammed me into the side window, which shattered, and it broke my seat belt and I ended up in the floorboard behind the seats. I was unconscious! My Husband was the first one out of the vehicle that night. He was walking around worrying about himself! Andye was pinned in the car by the steering wheel. It had been pushed forward in the impact. There were several cars behind us, and they stopped to help us. They got a crying Braiden out of the car and was holding him when the ambulance arrived. Andye saved my life that night! The ambulance crew looked in the car and only saw her. They didn't see me, because I was in a heap on the floor of the car. To them, I was just a rolled up coat! She pointed it out to the ambulance crew that I was there and needed help! The fire department had to cut off the roof of her car to get us out of the car. After they got Andye out of the car, they laid her down, while they got me out of the car. By this time, a Sheriff’s Deputy was holding Andye's hand. The Sheriff’s Deputy knew Andye, because his best friend was Andye's best friend's Dad. He was holding her hand and praying with her as she was praying The Prayer of Salvation! Andye knew she was dying and she wanted to make sure that she was right with God. They were loading her into the Helicopter when she started to have problems. Andye had two seizures and then died holding the Sheriff’s Deputy's hand. She was 19 years old! My husband and I were air lifted to the University Hospital of Cincinnati; Braiden was taken by ambulance to Children's Hospital of Cincinnati. In the accident, Braiden suffered a small skull fracture. My husband suffered a broken bone in his neck. I suffered two broken bones in my neck, a broken collar-bone, two skull fractures with brain injuries, a forth of my scalp ripped off and a broken heart! I was in a coma for six days and when I woke up in a rehab center, my family told me what had happened and that My Daughter, Andye had died from her injuries in the accident and was already buried. I had to relearn how to walk, how to swallow and had to live in a wheelchair. During those two months, I decided that I did not want to be married anymore, so I had my brother give my Husband back his wedding ring. After I got home from the rehab center, I got my divorce, went back to school to relearn all of my math skills. I lost all of my math skills in the accident due to my brain injuries. I still have some problems with my short-term memory losses, but I'm working on that. I still go to therapy for that and to my grief councilor for my depression over losing my Daughter, Andye. My broken heart will never mend.
11 June, 1983 -
14 December, 2002
All of the following pictures were Made By Kathie Riley
ANDYE WAS BORN ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 2:59 PM IN HUGELEY HOSPITAL IN FT. WORTH, TEXAS. THERE WHERE 12 BABIES BORN THAT DAY AND SHE WAS THE ONLY "GIRL" BABY. 11 BOYS AND 1 GIRL. SO, I KNEW SHE WAS "SPECIAL"!!! ANDYE WAS AN ONLY CHILD THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF HER LIFE, BEFORE HER BROTHER CAME ALONG. BUT WHEN HE DID, SHE BROKE OUT IN HIVES FOR 6 MONTHS, TILL SHE FINALLY GOT USED TO HIM!!! SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT SHE WASN'T THE 'ONLY' CHILD ANYMORE, AND NOT GETTING ALL OF THE 'ATTENTION'!!!
WE MET "ANDYE'S GOD-MOTHER" AFTER HER BROTHER, CLIFTON, WAS BORN. WE HAD TO FIND A NEW BABY-SITTER. WE ANSWERED WENDY GRAVELLE MILLER'S AD IN THE PAPER. ANDYE AND WENDY TOOK TO EACH OTHER REAL QUICK!!! ANDYE IS THE DAUGHTER SHE DIDN'T HAVE . WENDY HAD 2 SONS AND ONE STEP-SON. SO WE AGREED THAT ANDYE WOULD ALWAYS BE HER GOD-DAUGHTER, IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENED TO US.
ANDYE WENT TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF HER SCHOOLING. BUT, HER DAD LOST HIS JOB, AND WE COULDN'T AFFORD PRIVATE SCHOOLS ANYMORE. MY HUSBAND WAS SOOO "RACIALLY PREJUDICED" THAT HE HELD OUT SENDING ANDYE TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR A WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR. WHERE WE LIVED IN FT. WORTH, THE CHILDREN IN OUR NEIBORHOOD WERE BEING BUSED TO AN ALL-BLACK SCHOOL, AND HER DAD WAS AGAINST THAT!!!!
AFTER NOT SENDING ANDYE TO SCHOOL FOR ONE SCHOOL YEAR, WE GOT IN TROUBLE WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO, RATHER THAN SENDING ANDYE TO AN ALL-BLACK SCHOOL, HER DAD DECIDED THAT ANDYE SHOULD GO TO KENTUCKY AND LIVE WITH HER GREAT-AUNT LILLIAN AND GO TO SCHOOL IN KENTUCKY. SO ANDYE, MOMMY, AND RICHIE TRAVELED BY BUS TO KENTUCKY TO GET HER ENROLLED INTO SCHOOL. SHE LIVED WITH HER AUNT LILLIAN AND HER FAMILY FOR ONE MONTH. AUNT LILLIAN GOT SICK AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED, SO HER DAD WENT TO KENTUCKY TO BRING HER HOME TO TEXAS.
THAT IS WHEN HER DAD DECIDED TO LET ANDYE LIVE WITH HER GOD-MOTHER, WENDY GRAVELLE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR!!! THIS WAS 3RD GRADE. I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THIS TIME, BUT ANDYE'S DAD WAS SEXUALLY ABUSING ANDYE. SO, WHEN ANDYE WAS AT WENDY'S HOUSE, ANDYE WAS SAFE AND LOVED. AT WENDY'S HOUSE, ANDYE GOT TO KNOW AND LOVE HER 3 GOD-BROTHERS, TIM, JARROD AND JUSTIN!!! AND ANDYE IS THE DAUGHTER THAT WENDY ALWAYS WANTED!!!!
THE SUMMER BREAK BETWEEN THIRD AND FORTH GRADE, ANDYE'S DAD WENT TO JAIL AND THEN PRISON FOR WHAT HE DID TO ANDYE AND SOME OF HER GIRL-FRIENDS!!!! I THEN ALLOWED HER AND HER BROTHERS AND SISTER TO GO TO THE GRADE SCHOOL THAT WAS IN OUR NEIBORHOOD. SHE DID FINE, AND MADE GOOD GRADES AND GOT ALONG WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN. WITH ME BEING IN THE ARMY, I HAVE "NO PROBLEMS" WITH PEOPLE OF OTHER RACES. WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD!!!
THE SUMMER OF 1995, BETWEEN ANDYE'S FORTH AND FIFTH GRADE, WE MOVED TO KENTUCKY!!! THIS IS WHERE ALL OF MY RELATIVES LIVE AND I WAS HOME!!!! I MADE A HOME FOR ANDYE AND HER BROTHERS AND SISTER. ANDYE MISSED HER FRIENDS, BUT SHE MADE NEW FRIENDS VERY EASILY. ANDYE MISSED HER GOD-MOTHER AND HER FAMILY, BUT SHE DID GET TO TALK TO THEM ON THE PHONE REGULARLY.
ANDYE DID GREAT IN SCHOOL, MAKING A'S AND B'S. AND SHE MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS!!! ANDYE HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS OF ALL AGES. ANDYE WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS THAT GREW UP SOOO FAST, THAT SHE WANTED TO HANG OUT WITH KIDS OLDER THAN HER AGE. ALL OF HER FRIENDS WERE 3 OR 4 YEARS OLDER THAN HER. I THINK THAT WHAT HER DAD DID TO HER MADE HER GROW UP TOO FAST. ANDYE LOVED HER FRIENDS JUST AS MUCH AS SHE DID HER OWN FAMILY, IF NOT MORE. I KINDA FELT JEOLOUS, BUT I REALIZED THAT ANDYE HAS A BIG HEART AND SHE HAD ENOUGHT LOVE TO SPREAD AROUND TO ALL OF HER FRIENDS, TOO!!!
ANDYE GOT HER FIRST AND ONLY TATTOO WHEN SHE WAS THIRTEEN. SHE WANTED A "SHROOM" SO BADLY, SO I AGREED TO LET HER GET ONE!!! ANDYE HAD A VERY LOW TOLERANCE TO PAIN, SO AFTER THE OUTLINE PROCESS SHE HAD THE ARTIST, GEORGE {LEO} RILEY, QUIT THE TATTOO. THAT IS WHY IT WAS NEVER COLORED IN!!!! BUT, THATTATTOO CAME IN VERY HANDY ONE JULY NIGHT!!!!!ANDYE ALSO HAD HER BELLY BUTTON PIERSED AND ALSO HAD HER TOUNGUE PIERSED.
WHEN ANDYE WAS FOURTEEN, SHE AND HER FRIEND, TRACY MULLINS, AGE 18, WANTED TO GO TO OUR COUNTY FAIR. THE TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP FOR MILES, SO THEY FOUND A PLACE TO PARK TRACY'S CAR, AND WALK THE REST OF THE WAY. THEY WERE WALKING IN THE GRASS FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS PRACTICLLY EMPTY AND WAVING AT THEIR FRIENDS IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC AND TURNING DOWN RIDES TO THE FAIR. A TRUCK CAME BARRELING DOWN THE ROAD AND DROVE INTO THE GRASS AND HIT THE GIRLS AND TOOK OFF, NEVER TO BE FOUND AGAIN. TRACY SUFFERED HEAD AND BRAIN INJURIES AND ANDYE ALMOST LOST HER RIGHT ARM, HER ARM WAS ALMOST SEVERED IN THE ACCIDENT. I HAD TO HAVE THE HOSPITAL STAFF CHECK ANDYE'S LEG FOR HER TATTOO, BEFORE I WOULD BELIEVE THAT IT WAS MY DAUGHTER LAYING ON THE HOSPITAL STRETCHER. ELEVEN DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT , THE DOCTORS RE-ATTACHED HER MUSCLES AND NERVES IN HER ARM. FOR THE NEXT YEAR, SHE WENT THROUGH THERAPY TO GET HER ARM BACK TO NEAR NORMAL.
ANDYE SPENT THE NINTH GRADE OF HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE HELP AND ASSISTANCE OF HER FRIENDS, BECAUSE OF HER ARM. I HAVE NO PICTURES OF ANDYE WITH HER ARM IN THIS CONDITION, FOR SHE WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY PICTURES TAKEN OF HER AT THIS TIME. BUT, SHE DID WELL IN SCHOOL, EXCEPT FOR ALGEBRA AND SHE LOVED THE CHOIR. SHE SANG WITH THE CHOIR AT SCHOOL FOR 2 YEARS.
ANDYE LOVED HER FRIENDS AS MUCH AS SHE LOVED HER FAMILY. TO HER, HER FRIENDS WERE A PART OF "HER FAMILY"!!! AND HER FRIENDS LOVED HER SOOO MUCH, THAT 3 OF THEM STAYED WITH HER FOR 2 WEEKS AFTER HER ACCIDENT, JUST TO HELP HER!!! THEY EVEN SLEPT ON THE FLOOR OF HER BEDROOM!!! IF THAT'S NOT LOVE, THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS!!!!
I LET ANDYE TRAVEL TO TEXAS FOR HER SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY TO VISIT HER GOD-MOTHER AND HER FAMILY. I LET ANDYE STAY FOR A MONTH FOR THAT SUMMER. ANDYE HAD A "BLAST" AND A MUCH NEEDED VACATION THAT SUMMER!!! ANDYE GOT HOME JUST IN TIME TO SEE ME GET MARRIED FOR THE SECOND TIME. ANDYE HAD TO COME BACK HOME AND HELP OUT WITH MY WEDDING TO MY SECOND HUSBAND. SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THE WEDDING, BUT HELP BEHIND THE SCENES. ANDYE HELPED WITH THE RECEPTION AND WITH ALL OF THE GIFTS. SHE DID A GREAT JOB!!!
IN HIGH SCHOOL, ANDYE MET A GIRL, WHO BECAME HER TRUEST AND BEST FRIEND. HER FRIEND'S NAME IS JENNINE OSBORNE. ANDYE AND JENNINE WERE ALWAYS TOGETHER FOR TWO YEARS TILL JENNINE GRADUATED AND WENT INTO THE MARINES!!!! JENNINE GRADUATED AT THE END OF ANDYE'S TENTH YEAR OF SCHOOL.
IN THE ELEVENTH GRADE, ANDYE GREW TIRED OF SCHOOL AND SHE HAD FLUNKED ALGEBRA TWO TIMES AND THE SCHOOL TOLD HER, IN ORDER TO PASS ALGEBRA, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $440.00 TO TAKE A CORRESPONDANCE COURSE IN ORDER TO PASS THE CLASS. WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY, SO I TOLD ANDYE, THAT SHE SHOULD QUIT SCHOOL, TAKE HER GED TEST AND BE DONE WITH SCHOOL. SHE PASSED HER GED WITH FLYING COLORS AND STARTED WORKING HER JOB ON A FULL-TIME BASICS. HER JOB WAS AS A WAITRESS AND HOSTESS AT OUR LOCAL CHINESE RESTURANT, SHANGHII BUFFET. SHE ALSO WORKED PART-TIME AT SHONEY'S RESTURANT FOR A FEW MONTHS.
IN JANUARY, 2001, ANDYE AND ONE OF ANDYE'S GIRL-FRIENDS, TRAVELED TO TEXAS TO VISIT FRIENDS. WHILE THERE, ANDYE AND HER FRIEND, DANIELLE PERRY, FOUND A JOB SELLING MAGAZINES DOOR-TO-DOOR ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. ANDYE DID THIS JOB FOR 14 MONTHS. UNTIL SHE GOT IN A BIG FIGHT WITH HER BOY-FRIEND AND CAME HOME AFTER HE BEAT HER UP FOR THE SECOND AND LAST TIME. THIS WAS THE END OF FEBUARY, 2002.
IN JANUARY, 2002, ANDYE'S DAD DIED IN PRISON OF LIVER CANCER IN TEXAS. ANDYE WAS THE ONLY FAMILY TO GO TO HIS FUNERAL. THE MAGAZINE COMPANY THAT SHE WORKED FOR PAID FOR HER TRIP TO HIS FUNERAL. UNBEKNOWNST TO HER, ANDYE FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT, THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL. SHE HAD NOT TALKED TO HER BOY-FRIEND SINCE SHE HAD LEFT HIM. SHE HAD TO TRACK HIM DOWN AND TELL HIM. HE TOLD HER THAT IF SHE WOULD GIVE THE BABY HIS LAST NAME, THAT HE WOULD PAY HER CHILD SUPPORT AND ALSO PAY HER DURING HER LAST TRIMESTER. ANDYE NEVER DID RECEIVE ANY MONEY FROM "HIM"!!! BUT, SHE DID GIVE HER BABY "HIS" LAST NAME!!! IN AUGUST, ANDYE BOUGHT HERSELF A 1989 RED CHEVY BLAZER SUV. SHE LOOKED GOOD DRIVING HER CAR AROUNDN TOWN AND SHE KNEW IT, TOO!!!
ANDYE GAVE BIRTH TO HER BABY SON ON 4 DECEMBER, 2002. SHE NAMED HER SON "BRAIDEN MARCUS RILEY COMSTOCK". IT'S THE ONE THING THAT ANDYE GAVE HER SON THAT NOBODY CAN TAKE AWAY FROM HIM!!!
AFTER ANDYE HAD BRAIDEN, SHE STAYED AT HER UNCLE'S HOUSE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM AT OUR HOME FOR BOTH HER AND THE BABY. ANDYE AND I WORKED ALL WEEK TO GET HER APARTMENT READY FOR HER TO MOVE INTO. WE HAD TO PAINT ALL OF THE FLOORS AND THE WALLS AND CLEAN-UP ALL OF THE KITCHEN APPLIANCES BECAUSE THE APARTMENT HAD BEEN UNOCCUPIED FOR 6 MONTHS. ANDYE'S NEW APPARTMENT WAS IN THE BASEMENT OF TRACY MULLIN'S FAMILY HOME. IT WAS ROOMY AND HAD IT'S OWN KITCHEN AND BATHROOM.
WE HAD HER APARTMENT ALL READY FOR ANDYE TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT DAY!!! HER NEW BED WOULD BE DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY. HER BROTHERS AND SISTER HAD BOUGHT AND PAID FOR A NEW BED FOR ANDYE. ANDYE HAD A WAY WITH SALES PEOPLE AND SHE SAVED THEM SO MUCH MONEY ON THE PURCHASE OF THEIR NEW BEDROOM FURNATURE. SO THEY BOUGHT A NEW BED AND BED-SIDE TABLE FOR HER.
ON THE WAY HOME AFTER FINISHING THE WORK ON HER APARTMENT WE HAD AN ACCIDENT. ANDYE WAS DRIVING AND IT WAS VERY COLD AND SHE MUST HAVE HIT A PATCH OF "BLACK ICE"!!! SHE SLID OFF OF THE ROAD AND SHE COULD NOT GET HER CAR BACK ONTO THE ROAD. THE SHOULDER WAS 8 TO 9 INCHES BELOW THE ROAD AND SHE SOON RAN OUT OF SHOULDER AND WENT DOWN INTO SOME TREES IN A DITCH!!!! THE IMPACT DROVE THE ENGINE OF THE CAR TOWARDS HER AND PINNED HER IN HER SEAT. ANDYE WAS TRAPPED WITH A BROKEN WRIST. ANDYE DID NOT HAVE HER SEAT BELT ON, BECAUSE OF THE MILK IN HER BREASTS. BUT, IT WOULD NOT HAVE SAVED HER, IF SHE DID HAVE HER SEAT BELT FASTENED. SHE WAS TRAPPED FOR 2 HOURS UNTILL RESCUE WORKERS COULD GET HER OUT OF THE WRECKAGE OF HER CAR. I WAS UNCONSCIOUS THE WHOLE TIME.
THE RESCUE WORKERS LOADED ANDYE ONTO A STRETCHER AND WERE WAITING FOR THE HELECOPTER TO LAND. THEY WERE LOADING ANDYE ONTO THE HELICOPTER, WHEN SHE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. THEY TOOK HER OFF OF THE HELICOPTER AND LOADED ME IN HER PLACE. THEY TOLD ME THAT SHE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS, HAD 2 SEISURES AND THEN DIED HOLDING THE HAND OF HER BEST FRIEND'S DAD'S BEST FRIEND FOR THEY WERE BOTH DEPUTY SHERRIFFS. THEY TOLD US THAT ANDYE DIED SAYING THE PRAYERS OF SALVATION AND SO IF THIS IS TRUE, I KNOW THAT SHE IS IN HEAVEN WAITING FOR US!!!!!
ANDYE LOVED HER SON, BRAIDEN, HER FRIENDS, HER FAMILY, HER RED CHEVY BLAZER SUV, HER CELL PHONE, HER TEDDY BEAR, FROGS, GOING SHOPPING AND HOLIDAYS!!! ANDYE LOVED LIFE AND SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS. HER FAVORITE MOVIES WERE GHOST,COYOTE UGLY, AND DIRTY DANCING. ANDYE'S FAVORITE SINGING GROUPS WERE T.L.C.; BOYS 2 MEN; DESTINY'S CHILD; BRANDY; AND JESSICA ANDREWS. ANDYE'S ALL-TIME FAVORITE MAN WAS DEREK JETER. ANDYE THOUGHT HE WAS "A STUD-MUFFIN"!!!!
DEREK JETER OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES
One person that I loved a lot is my cousin Andye. She had beautiful blonde hair, bright sparkling eyes, and she loved to smile. She fixed breakfast, lunch, and supper almost all of the time: she bought me candy when I helped her clean her room. She wore the type of perfume that smells really good. When my Mom and Dad wanted to go out to the movies or going to get something to eat, she would watch my brothers and me. If we got in trouble, she would not tell our parents, she would make us stop playing and sit down on the couch for five minutes.
Another person that I love is her Son, Braiden. He has bright, sparkling blue eyes, beautiful blonde hair, and cute chubby cheeks. He just now learnedto walk and his favorite food is French Fries. When he takes a nap on the weekends, he usually sleeps with me. He likes it when you tickle him on his stomach, when he can throw a soft basketball at you, and animals. Braiden’s favorite drink is Yahoo. Braiden likes to play with the cats, toys and most of all, my family and me.
My second cousin, Andye, gave birth to my third cousin, Braiden, ten days before she died in a car accident. She was on the way home from her new house when she hit a hole that was in the road and wrecked into a tree. When the life squad got there, they had to cut the top off of her car. Andye told them to find and help her baby first, then her mom before her. When they released her from the steering wheel, it killed her almost immediately.
When I got the phone call from the hospital and heard that she had killed, I started to cry and asked them if the baby was doing fine. They said they airlifted him to the children’s hospital to see if he had any broken bones. I replied, “Thank You and take care of him because I can’t afford to lose him, too. That week, My family broke down. I didn’t know what to do. Andye looked just like my Mom and they were really close to each other. My Mom was crying a lot that week and I didn’t want to go to school at the time, but I had to. I wish that Andye hadn’t gone to show her Mom the new house.
About a week after the funeral, I told my Mom that Andye was born on a Saturday and she passed away on a Saturday and that those ten days that she spent with her Son, were the best and the happiest days of her life. We don’t know how it happened, but the car seat that Braiden was sitting in cracked all of the way down the side and the nurses said that if he were one inch closer to his Mom, he would have been killed, too. I am glad that Braiden is still alive, but I am not happy about Andye passing away, because she meant everything in the world to me, before Braiden was born.
The lesson that I learned is that if you love someone then you better give them as much kisses and hugs, then you know that they are thinking about you in Heaven.
By Kevin May
I bought you a cell phone, so that you could call me and your Son!!!
Hey Andye,
I saw this picture and thought of you. I'm really greatful that I had many years to know you and your family. We had some really great times together and I miss every moment of them. However I'm greatful to have those memories so that I can look back and remember what a great person you were. Please don't forget about me, for your are forever in my Heart. I love you so much and I'm proud to call you my guardian Angel. So until I see you in Heaven please continue to be the beautiful Angel you are and have a fun time doing it. Thank you soooo much for being such a great friend. Love Always Carrie Webster LYLAS
A Teddy Bear for Andye Made by Cheri Brooks
IF TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME AND I'M NOT THERE TO SEE. IF THE SUN SHOULD RISE TO FIND YOUR EYES ALL FILLED WITH TEARS FOR ME. I WISH SO MUCH YOU WOULDN'T CRY THE WAY YOU DID TODAY, WHILE THINKING OF THE MANY THINGS, WE DIDN'T GET TO SAY.
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME, AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU! AND EACH TIME THAT YOU THINK OF ME, I KNOW YOU'LL MISS ME, TOO.
BUT WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME, PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT AN ANGEL CAME AND CALLED MY NAME AND TOOK ME BY THE HAND; SHE SAID MY PLACE WAS READY. IN HEAVEN FAR ABOVE AND THAT I'D HAVE TO LEAVE BEHIND ALL THOSE I DEARLY LOVE.
BUT AS I TURNED TO WALK AWAY, A TEAR FELL FROM MY EYE FOR ALL MY LIFE. I'D ALWAYS THOUGHT I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE; I HAD SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR, SO MUCH LEFT YET TO DO, IT SEEMED ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE THAT I WAS LEAVING YOU.
I THOUGHT OF ALL THE YESTERDAY'S, THE GOOD AND THE BAD; I THOUGHT OF ALL THE LOVE WE SHARED AND ALL THE FUN WE HAD.
IF I COULD RELIVE YESTERDAY JUST EVEN FOR A WHILE; I'D SAY GOOD-BYE AND KISS YOU AND SEE YOU SMILE.
BUT THEN I FULLY REALIZED THAT THIS COULD NEVER BE, FOR EMPTINESS AND MEMORIES WOULD TAKE THE PLACE OF ME; WHEN I THOUGHT OF WORLDLY THINGS I MIGHT MISS COME TOMORROW, I THOUGHT OF YOU AND WHEN I DID, MY HEART WAS FILLED WITH SORROW.
BUT WHEN I WALKED THOUGH HEAVEN'S GATES, I FELT SO MUCH AT HOME. WHEN GOD LOOKED DOWN AND SMILED AT ME, FROM HIS HEAVENLY THRONE, HE SAID, "THIS IS THE CITY AND ALL I'VE PROMISED YOU".
TODAY YOUR LIFE ON EARTH IS PAST, BUT HERE LIFE STARTS ANEW. I PROMISE NO TOMORROW BUT TODAY WILL ALWAYS LAST: AND SINCE EACH DAY'S THE SAME WAY, THERE'S NO LONGING FOR THE PAST.
YOU HAVE BEEN SO FAITHFUL, SO TRUSTING AND SO TRUE; THOUGH THERE WERE TIMES YOU DID SOMETHING, YOU KNEW YOU SHOULDN'T DO. BUT YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN AND NOW AT LAST YOU'RE FREE; SO WON'T YOU COME AND TAKE MY HAND AND SHARE MY LIFE WITH ME?
SO WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME. DON'T THINK WE'RE FAR APART, FOR EVERYTIME YOU THINK OF ME, I'M RIGHT HERE IN YOUR HEART.....
WRITTEN BY N MCDANELD CASEY TRANSCRIBED BY DEBORAH NORTHCUTT
Although before I met her Mom I'd never heard her name And though we'd never met before My heart breaks just the same
It breaks for the ones she left behind Her family and friends who all grieve For the girl who was taken to Heaven on high And in Jesus' arms was received
I know Andye died that terrible night On a bitter cold night in December And that she left behind a Mother's deep love And deep pain she will always remember
I hurt for her family who grieves to this day And will from here ever after Remembering her beauty and her precious smiles Her tears and giggles and laughter
They'll never forget her and neither will I Though I never came face to face With the girl named Adrianne Marie Findley Still in my heart she too found a place.
THIS POEM WAS WRITTEN BY DEBORAH MILLER OF MARR, OHIO .
By: Katy Pence
HANGING ON THE WALLS IS A FACE I NEVER KNEW RUNNING THROUGH THE HALLS IS A CHILD WHO MISSES THAT TOO
LAYING IN MY ARMS IS A YOUNG MAN WHO HOLDS ON TIGHT TO THE MEMORIES OF THE FACE ON THE WALLS THAT LEFT THAT HORRIBLE NIGHT
WATCHING A MOTHER MOVE ON WITH A SADNESS IN HER EYES HANGING ON THE WALLS IS A FACE I CAN'T HELP BUT MISS
EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T KNOW THE FACE I WATCH ITS FAMILY REMINISCE
ADRIANNE FINDLEY
YOUR FACE HANGS ON THE WALL THOUGH YOU'RE NOT WITH US YOUR FACE WILL NEVER FALL.
TRANSCRIBED BY DEBORAH A. NORTHCUTT
By Melissa Hornsby
MISSING YOU IS SO PAINFUL INSIDE I MISS YOU MORE AND MORE EACH DAY.
THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME GOING EVERYDAY IS KNOWING THE FACT THAT YOU LOVED ME AND YOU STILL DO.
I MISS THE WAY YOU WOULD HUG ME GOOD-BYE,
I MISS THE WAY YOU CALLED ME "SWEETIE".
I MISS THE LECTURES YOU GAVE ME. I MISS THE JOKES YOU WOULD TELL. I MISS THE WAY YOU SMILED. I MISS THE SISTER-BOND WE HAD.
BUT WHAT I MISS THE MOST, IS WHEN I SEE YOUR LITTLE BOY,
FOR HE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU!!! YOUR STEP-SISTER WITH LOVE,
MELISSA HORNSBY
FROM MY HEART TO YOURS
Our "Special Guardian Angel"
Oh Andye, with your hair so gold Why did you have to go?? Why did God take you away? Knowing all alone we wanted you to stay Was it because He thought we were tired of you? Or was it because he knew we loved you? Jenny and I often sit and cry, knowing of how you had to die.
Our Nanny tells us, Jesus only loves the best!!! Oh, I almost forgot about Elizabeth, She is only four years old, but in her heart, she too is sad, She says she misses you bad!!!
Andye, our Nanny says it is okay to ask, Will you be our "Special Guardian Angel", and make our hearts glad?? We Love You Very Much!!!
Jenny, Krista Jo and Elizabeth Hunt.
The Girls that Andye, Their Guardian Angel, protects and looks out for, from Heaven!!!
God's Lent Child
I'll lend you for a little while a child of mine, God said, For you to love her while she lives, and mourn for when she's dead. It may be six or seven years, or forty-two or three; But will you, till I call her back, take good care of her for me?
She'll bring her charms to gladden you, and should her stay be brief, You'll have the lovely memories as a solace for your grief. I cannot promise she will stay, since all from earth return; But there are lessons taught below I want this child to learn. I've searched the whole world over, for teachers kind and true; And from the throngs that crowd life's lane I have chosen you... Now will you give her all your love? Nor think the labor pain? Nor hate me should the angels call, to take this child back again?
To which the parents did reply... Dear Lord, Thy will be done. For all the joys thy child will bring, the risk of grief we'll run. We'll shelter her with tenderness, We'll love her while we may... for all the love this child will bring, forever grateful we will stay. But should the Angels call for her, much sooner than we've planned, We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand.
31 July, 1997 is a date that I will never forget!!!
I even have a tree which I planted to honor that day!!! It was a Friday and after work that day was the beginning of a much needed week's vacation. Andye and her friend, Tracy Mullins were running around together that day!!! Andye was 14 years old and Tracy was 18 years old. Andye always liked the kids that were olderthan her. I guess it is because of the abuse from her father that made her older than she was. That day was also the first day of the County Fair and almost everyone goes on that night!!! Andye and Tracy wanted to go to the County Fair, so I agreed to let her go with Tracy, because she had her licence, her own car and she was a good driver!!! They left the house about 7:00PM. They wanted to stop and get a bite to eat first before going to the fair. About 9:00PM, I heard the city fire alarm going off. Whenever there is a fire or an ambulance is needed, they ring the alarm. So, I thought nothing of it. We hear it all of the time, because we lived a block from the firehouse. About 9:30PM, the phone rang. It was the Police!!! They told me to go to the County Hospital, because Andye had been injured in an accident!!! I found a friend to watch my other children, called my Twin Sister to meet me at the hospital, and then I drove as fast as legally possible to the County Hospital.When I got to the Hospital, My Sister was already there, waiting for me in the parking lot. When we got to the front desk, they told us to go to the emergency waiting room. We waited there until a nurse came out and gave me a pair of glasses and a set of keys. She asked me to hold them for my Daughter. My daughter doesn't wear glasses and she has no keys!!! I told the nurse to go back in there and check for a "shroom tattoo" on the lower left calf of her leg!!! The nurse went back in and checked. She came back out and confirmed the presence of the tattoo. About this time, they rolled Andye out of the room. They were taking her to the helicopter pad to air lift her to the Children's Hospital in Cincinnati. Our little County Hospital could not handle Andye's injuries. All I knew was that there was something wrong with her arm. Also at this time. the Police came into the Hospital. That is when I was finally told what had happened to the girls. Tracy's injuries were worse thanAndye's. She was air lifted at the scene of the accident to University Hospital in Cincinnati. The Police then told me that: Tracy and Andye were on the way to the fair. The traffic leading to the fair was bumper to bumper for miles on the north bound side of Highway 25. Tracy was afraid that her car was getting hot, so as soon as she could, she turned onto a side street and found a place to park. Tracy and Andye decided to walk the rest of the was. It was only a mile and the walk would do them some good. They were walking in the grass on the south bound side of Highway 25, waving and talking to their friends, who were in the traffic jam. They turned down some offers for a ride, because they would get there before their friends would get to the Fair. All of a sudden, a dark colored pick up truck came speeding down the highway. He steered his truck onto the grass, hit the girls head-on, got back onto the highway, and sped away. When Tracy was hit, she flew into thewindsheild head first, went over the top of the truck, flew 60 ft. through the air and landed on the pavement of the highway. Andye had been hit by the side veiw mirror on the passenger side of the truck. She was laying on the highway, bleeding to death. If it wasn't for the quick actions of one of my friends, she would have bleed to death. The Police knew she was hit by the mirror, because they found it on the road. The truck or the driver were never found. A lot of the witnesses gave that truck too many different colors, because it was already getting dark!!! I was in no shape to drive myself to the hospital, so my Niece and her Husband drove me to the hospital in my car. When we got there I waited another 30 minutes, before I could see Andye. The doctor told me about the extent of her injuries. Andye was badly bruised on her upper right leg. "OHHH Sweet Jesus", her right arm was half ripped off at the elbow! The only thing holding it on was the bone and a small piece of flesh. Thankfully her arm was not broken, but all of the muscles and the main nerve was severed. Because the nerve was severed, Andye had no pain from her arm. They kept Andye in the Hospial until Monday when the surgeon could examine her and set up a time to do the reconstructive surgery on her arm. He wanted to wait to do the surgery, because he didn't want the infection to set in. So 11 days later, we went back to the Hospital to do the surgery as an out-patient. The surgery went well, but on the way home, I looked over at Andye. Her face was a bright, blood red in color. Fortunately for us, we were near her family doctor's office. He took one look at her, and said that she was having an allergic reaction to the pain medicine and the drugs used to put her out for the surgery. It took Andye almost a year of physical therapy to get most of the feeling and mobility back in her arm. To this day, we do not know who or why he drove his truck into the girls or why he fled the scene. Was he mad, was he too drunk to go into the fairgrounds, did he recognize Andye or Tracy and do this on purpose? We may never know, but God does know and that is enough for me. Let God judge him as he sees fit. That's alright with me. Tracy was in a coma for a week and suffered some brain injuries due to the accident. She will probably always have problems the rest of her life. I Look at it this way. I had Andye five and a half more wonderful years, because she could have died from the injuries that she substained in this accident on this tragic day. WRITTEN BY DEBORAH NORTHCUTT
MY DAUGHTER, ANDYE, HAD THIS TEDDY BEAR. SHE HAS HAD THIS TEDDY BEAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. SHE TOOK THIS TEDDY BEAR EVERY WHERE SHE WENT.
WHEN ANDYE TURNED 18 YEARS OLD, ANDYE GOT A JOB SELLING MAGIZINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SHE TOOK THIS TEDDY BEAR WITH HER. SHE KEEP HIM ON HER BED IN WHATEVER HOTEL SHE STAYED AT EVERY NIGHT. THERE WAS ONE TIME, SHE FORGOT HER TEDDY BEAR AT THE HOTEL WHEN THEY LEFT TO TRAVEL TO THE NEXT CITY. THEY GOT 100 MILES FROM THE HOTEL, BEFORE SHE REALIZED THAT SHE HAD LEFT HER TEDDY BEAR ON THE BED AT THE HOTEL. SHE MADE THE SELLING CREW TURN AROUND AND GO BACK TO THE HOTEL TO GET HER TEDDY BEAR. THANKFULLY, HE WAS STILL THERE, WAITING FOR HER. FROM THEN ON, SHE ALWAYS MADE SURE SHE HAD HIM WITH HER WHEN THEY WENT TO THE NEXT CITY.
ANDYE CAME HOME AFTER SELLING MAGIZINES FOR 14 MONTHS. SHE STILL HAD HER TEDDY BEAR WITH HER. WHEN ANDYE WAS 19 YEARS OLD, SHE GOT PREGNANT AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE THE BABY, SHE TOOK THAT SAME TEDDY BEAR WITH HER. HE SAT IN THE CHAIR IN HER HOSPITAL ROOM AS SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER SON.
TEN DAYS LATER, MY DAUGHTER, ANDYE WAS KILLED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON A COLD, DECEMBER NIGHT. AT THE FUNERAL HOME, WHILE ANDYE WAS LAID OUT, MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER, JENNY, BROUGHT ANDYE'S TEDDY BEAR AND PLACED HIM WITH HER IN HER CASKET.
HER TEDDY BEAR WENT HOME TO HEAVEN WITH HER.
SHE ALWAYS TOOK HIM WITH HER.
I JUST HOPE AND PRAY THAT TEDDY BEARS ARE ALLOWED IN HEAVEN!!!
Andye loved frogs and had a collection of them!!! I now add to her collection!!! Made By Cheri Brooks - 143, Cheri!!!
THESE FOUR SONGS ARE DEDICATED TO ANDYE
FROM ALL OF HER FRIENDS. THESE SONGS WERE SOME OF ANDYE'S FAVORITE SONGS AND NOW THEY MEAN SO MUCH MORE TO ANDYE'S FRIENDS!!!
SINCE ANDYE HAS BEEN GONE, MOST OF ANDYE'S FRIENDS ARE HAVING CHILDREN.
MOST OF THE GIRL BABIES ARE NAMED ADRIANNNE - IN HONOR OF ANDYE!!!!
TO ANDYE WITH LOVE AND DEVOTION FROM ALL OF HER FRIENDS.
One Sweet Day
By Mariah Carey
I won't be afraid I'll be alright if you help me I know you're looking down from heaven And I won't let you down I'll be everything you taught me And all that I know is I'll wait Patiently to see you in heaven)
Sorry I never told you All I wanted to say And now it's too late to hold you 'Cause you've flown away So far away
Never had I imagined Living without your smile Feeling and knowing you're hearing me It keeps me alive Alive
And I know you're shining down on me from heaven Like so many friends we've lost along the way And I know eventually we'll be together (Together) One sweet day
And I'll wait Patiently to see you in heaven
Darling I never showed you (I never showed you) Assumed you'd always be there (I though you'd always be there) And I, I took your presence for granted But I always cared (But I always cared) And I miss the love we shared
And I know you're shining down on me from heaven Like so many friends we've lost along the way (Lost along the way) And I know eventually we'll be together we'll be together) One sweet day
And all that I know is I'll wait Patiently to see you in heaven Although the sun will never shine the same I'll always look to a brighter day Lord I know when I lay me down to sleep You will always listen as I pray
And I know you're shining down on me from heaven Like so many friends we've lost along the way And I know eventually we'll be together (We'll be together) One sweet day
And I know you're shining down on me from heaven (I'll see you eventually) Like so many friends we've lost along the way (I know you're looking down from heaven) And I know eventually we'll be together (Yes we will) One sweet day
(Patiently to see you in heaven) Sorry I never told you All I wanted to say.
MISSING YOU
By Brandy
Though I'm missing you (although I'm missing you) I'll find a way to get through. I'll find a way to get through. Living without you. Cause you were my sister, my strenght, and my pride. Only God may know why, still I will get by. I would have known that you had to go. But so suddenly, so fast. And how could it be, all the sweet memories Would be all, all that we'd have left. Now that you're gone, everyday I go on. (I go on) But life's just not the same.
(life's just not the same baby) I'm so empty inside, and my tears I can't hide. But I'll try, I'll try to face the pain.
Oh, there were so many things That we could have shared (Uh-huh) If time was on our side.
(time was on our side) Ooh, yea. Now that you're gone, I can still feel you near. So I'll smile.
How sweet, were the losses to spare. But I'll wait for the day, When I'll see you again, I'll see you again. (Oh yeah)
You were my sister (only God_ may know why) Altough I'm missing you find a way, I'll find a way, I'll find a way baby (missing, missing , missing, missing, missing, missing, missing) I'm missing you!!!
ONE MORE DAY BY LONESTAR
Last night I had a crazy dream A wish was granted just for me, It could be for anything I didn't ask for money Or a mansion in Malibu I simply wished, for one more day with you
CHORUS One more day One more time One more sunset, maybe I'd be satisfied But then again I know what it would do Leave me wishing still, for one more day with you
First thing I'd do, is pray for time to crawl Then I'd unplug the telephone And keep the tv off I'd hold you every second Say a million I Love You's That's what I'd do. With one more day with you
CHORUS x2
Leave me wishing still for one more day Leave me wishing still for one more day... With you
Who You'd Be Today
by Kenny Chesney
Sunny days seem to hurt the most I wear the pain like a heavy coat I feel you everywhere I go I see your smile I see your face I hear you laughing in the rain Still can't believe you're gone
It ain't fair, you died too young Like the story that had just begun But they tore the pages all away God knows how I miss you All the hell that I've been through Just knowing No one could take your place
Sometimes I wonder Who you'd be today
Would you see the world Would you chase your dreams Settle down with a family I wonder What would you name your babies
Somedays the sky's so blue I feel like I can talk to you I know it might sound crazy
It ain't fair you died too young Like the story that had just begun But they tore the pages all away.
God knows how I miss you All the hell that I've been through Just knowing No one could take your place
Sometimes I wonder Who you'd be today Today---today---today--- Today---today---today---
Sunny days seem to hurt the most I wear the pain like a heavy coat The only thing that gives me hope
Is I know
I'll See You Again Someday
Someday---someday
Teddy Bears in Heaven
If there are teddy bears
in heaven
Will you save one just for me,
so I can give it to my child
who the angels took to heaven
before me.
I want to lay it in her bed
as the angels tuck her in,
And will you tell her, mommy
is praying,
to be near her once again.
Tell her how much I love her
and how I want to hold her tight,
And when I get to heaven
I will keep her forever in my sight.
FROM THE HEART
MY DEAREST ANDYE,
YOU HAVE BEEN GONE FOR OVER THREE YEARS NOW AND I MISS SO MUCH, MORE TODAY THAN I DID YESTERDAY AND EVEN MORE SO TOMORROW. IN LOSING YOU, I HAVE LEARNED A VERY IMPORTANT LESSON. THAT I NEED TO TELL ALL OF MY CHILDREN THAT I LOVE THEM EVERY DAY AND HOLD THEM JUST A LITTLE LONGER WHEN I HUG THEM.
I AM DOING EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SON, BRAIDEN KNOWS WHO HIS MOTHER WAS AND THAT SHE LOVED HIM SO VERY MUCH. I AM ALSO SEEING TO IT THAT HE IS RAISED PROPERLY. YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN SO VERY PROUD OF HIM, FOR HE IS VERY SMART AND TALKS BETTER THAN HIS AGE. HE LOOLS JUST LIKE YOU, BLONDE HAIR , BLUE EYES AND DIMPLES IN HIS CHEEKS. HE'S SO HANDSOME!!!
GOING SHOPPING JUST ISN'T THE SAME WITHOUT YOU. I MISS YOU SO MUCH WHEN I HAVE TO GO SHOPPING, FOR YOU HAD SUCH GOOD TASTE AND KNEW WHAT EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE. HOLIDAYS ARE JUST NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU. YOU MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON ALL OF THE HOLIDAYS. I MISS YOU THE MOST AT EASTER AND CHRISTMAS, BECAUSE THOSE WERE YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAYS! OH, ANDYE , I MISS YOU SO!!! I FOUND A SHEET OF PAPER IN YOUR BIBLE, WHERE YOU HAD WRITTEN YOUR NAME AND DODDLED ALL AROUND IT. I TOOK IT TO A FRIEND AND HE TATTOOED IT ON MY ARM, CLOSEST TO MY HEART. HE PUT A HALO HANGING ON THE END OF YOUR NAME WITH A RAINBOW AND SOME CLOUDS. IN THE CLOUDS, HE PUT THE DATE OF YOUR BIRTH AND THEN THE DATE THAT I LOST YOU. HE PUT A SUN ABOVE YOUR NAME AND THEN HE PUT YOUR SON'S NAME ABOVE YOUR SUN. AND UNDER THE CLOUDS, HE PUT A RIBBON WITH "FOREVER LOVED" INSIDE OF THE RIBBON. I KNOW YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN PLEASED.
I TAKE BRAIDEN TO YOUR RESTING PLACE, FOR HE LOVES TO GO THERE. HE TALKS TO YOU, HE SINGS SONGS TO YOU AND WHEN WE GET READY TO LEAVE, HE KISSES YOUR NAME ON YOUR HEART-SHAPED MONUMENT EVERY TIME. SOME TIMES I WATCH YOUR SON, BRAIDEN, LAUGHING AND LOOKING UP AT THIN AIR AND I KNOW HE SEES YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU VISIT YOUR SON AND LOOK OUT FOR HIM.
OH ANDYE, I MISS YOU SO MUCH, I WISH I COULD SPEND A FEW MINUTES MORE WITH YOU, JUST SO I COULD HOLD YOU AND TELL YOU ONCE MORE HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU SO. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND, TOUCH YOUR FACE, WATCH YOU SMILE AND KISS EACH SPARKLING EYE. OH ANDYE, I'M SO SORRY, BUT I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO STOP THE TEARS FROM FALLING DOWN WHEN I THINK OF YOU. I THINK OF YOU ALL OF THE TIME, AND I JUST CAN'T AND WON'T SAY GOOD-BYE.
SO, UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN AND HOLD YOUR HAND, I WILL COUNT THE DAYS UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN!!! I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WILL LOVE YOU ALL OF THE DAYS OF MY LIFE!!!
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING POEMS WERE WRITTEN FOR ANDYE IN LOVING MEMORY BY HER FRIENDS, AND FAMILY.
THIS POEM WAS WRITTEN BY CHUCKY CAMPBELL AND BILLIE-JEAN MAY FOR ADRIANNE'S FUNERAL:
SINCE THE FIRST DAY WE MET YOU BECAME MY FRIEND. WE WERE COUSINS BUT LIKE A SISTER YOU HAVE BEEN.
WE HAVE SHARED MANY LAUGHS AND ALSO MANY TEARS. WE'VE SHARED OUR SORROWS AND TALKED ABOUT OUR FEARS
NO ONE CAN REPLACE THE LOVE THAT WE GOT. THOSE ARE PRECIOUS TIMES THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOT.
NOW YOUR FIRE LIGHT FADES INTO THE NIGHT, BUT YOU MEMORY SHINES WITH A HEAVENLY LIGHT.
YOUR BEAUTIFUL BLONDE HAIR YOUR BRIGHT SPARKLING EYES, THE WAY YOU SMILE, BRIGHTENS THE SKIES.
SO UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, REMEMBER YOU WERE MY COUSIN, MY SISTER AND MY FRIEND.
LOVE ALWAYS, B.J. MAY & CHUCKY CAMPBELL
TRANSCRIBED BY DEBORAH NORTHCUTT
NINETEEN YEARS OF LIFE ISN'T LONG ENOUGH REMEMBERING THE MEMORIES WE HAD ISN'T REALLY TOUGH.
WHEN YOU WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR, YOUR ARMS WERE WIDE OPEN GIVING HUGS TO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THEM.
NINETEEN YEARS OF LIFE HAVE COME AND GONE SO SOON, BUT YOUR MEMORY IS ALWAYS THERE JUST LIKE THE MOON.
ALL THE YEARS I'VE KNOWN YOU, I NEVER SAW YOU FROWN. I REMEMBER WHAT A GREAT PERSON YOU WERE ESPRECIALLY WHEN I FEEL DOWN.
NINETEEN YEARS OF LIFE WITHOUT A CHANCE TO LIVE. WE HOLD A GRUDGE AGAINST OUR MAKER BUT THEN LEARN HOW TO FORGIVE. DAYS TURN TO MONTHS - MONTHS TURN TO YEARS, BUT NOT EVEN TIME COULD STOP THESE EVER FLOWING TEARS.
NINETEEN YEARS OF LIFE, WHAT IF IT NEVER WOULD'VE BEEN, THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET A WONDERFUL FRIEND.
LOVE ALWAYS, CARRIE KEARS-WEBSTER
Andye's friend, Carrie webster, had her name tattooed on the back of her neck, because she loved Andye like a true sister and friend!!!!
Hey girl I just thought I would write and tell you to please watch over me and my son and to take care of "Adaija'' until I get to heaven. I love your tombstone that your Mom got for you, I wrote a poem for you and Braiden that I really hope you like b/c's it fits you.
The meaning of the names of and
lways laughing with joy ever saw her feeling down one things for every girl & boy oung and beautiful ven though she is not here, her name will never dissapear.
aby of a wonderful mom emembering all the things she done s sad, we know it's true f thing's could re-wind ebbie would have said her last "I love You" ventually we'll see her again ever letting this be the end.
Love Always, Kim (Kearns) Mercer
I miss you like crazy and just can't believe that it has been almost 4 years since your accident that took your life. God just had much better plans for you,and you're not in any more pain. There are several friends that miss you including your wonderful mother that worked so hard to make this beautiful web-site for you and being able to live life without you being here but she knows that you will always be her guardian "Angel" and watch over the rest of your family and friends. You will never be forgotten
Hey Andye, Just wanted to let you know you are always in my heart and let you know you are missed more than ever. Please continue to watch over your friends and family. When we have hard times we just think of you and your name alone brings a smile to our face and you brighten up our day. I love you so much and it was an honor to have had you as a really great friend. It's hard not to cry thinking about you but sometimes it helps. So until we meet again - I U . Love Always Your Friend Carrie (Kearns)Webster
" We love you and we miss you Andye"
A beautiful Rose for a beautiful person. I miss you so much, Please continue to watch over your friends and family. Love Always, Your Friend Carrie
Andye took her Teddy Bear everywhere she went, so Andye was buried with her favorite Teddy Bear. Her Sister, Jenny placed her Teddy Bear next to Andye in the casket, so her Teddy Bear went to Heaven with Andye.
TRANSCRIBED BY DEBORAH NORTHCUTT
ANDYE'S HANDWRITING DATED JUNE, 1999
Girl We Know
Girl we know it's been a while Since from this earth you did part But you just keep it behind that smile You'll have a place in your mothers heart
Girl you always remenber up there to watch over your mother down here For we all know she has burdens to bear To many of us, she is such a dear
Girl as you travel with that angel band Don't forget your loved ones down below Give your moms guardian angel a helping hand Though we can't see her angel wings, someday her halo will glow
Girl I hope you can truely see All the love down here just for you If you should ever shed a tear make sure it's happy For just one sad one could make us all blue
Written by Norman Hale Jr. for Andye!!! 11 June, 2006 (Andye's Birthday)
14 December, 2002
MY DAUGHTER ANDYE MY BEAUTIFUL GIRL TOO SOON YOU WAS TAKEN FROM THIS WORLD YOU LEFT BEHIND THOSE YOU LOVE AND WENT TO LIVE WITH THE LORD ABOVE
MY DAUGHTER I MISS YOU OH SO MUCH WITH EVERY TEAR I'VE CRIED BUT THE TEARS CAN NEVER WASH AWAY THE PAIN I FEEL INSIDE
I HAVE TO BE STRONG AND CARRY ON ALLTHOUGH MY HEART IS TORN I GRIEVE WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE FOREVER I WILL MOURN
YOU LEFT BEHIND YOUR FAMILY WHO MISS YOU VERY MUCH AT TIMES WE WANT TO REACH FOR YOU TO FEEL YOUR TENDER TOUCH
I HAVE TO LIVE OUT EVERY DAY FOR THOSE YOU LEFT BEHIND A SISTER, TWO BROTHERS,AND YOUR LAST GIFT A BLESSING SWEET AND KIND
FOR WHEN YOU WHERE CALLED AWAY THAT NIGHT YOU LEFT YOUR LITTLE BOY A SWEET REMINDER YOU WHERE HERE HE FILLS MY LIFE WITH JOY
HE HELPS ME GET THROUGH THE PAIN I FEEL WITH LAUGHTER, KISSES, AND LOVE AND I KNOW WE'LL ALL BE TOGETHER SOMEDAY IN GODS HOME UP ABOVE
ADRIANNE MARIE FINDLEY
ADRIANNE MARIE FINDLEY YOU HAVE TOUCHED BOTH HEARTS AND SOULS OF MANY OF YOUR LOVED ONES AND MANY THAT YOU NEVER GOT TO KNOW
ADRIANNE MARIE FINDLEY YOU LEFT THIS WORLD WAY TOO SOON AND A FAMILY THAT MISSES YOU AND A MOTHER WHO CRIES UNDER EVERY MOON
ADRIANNE MARIE FINDLEY YOU WAS TOO PRETTY TO STAY VERY LONG FOR GOD NEEDED YOU IN HEAVEN TO HELP OTHER ANGELS SING THEIR SONGS
ADRIANNE MARIE FINDLEY YOUR MOTHER CRIES FOR YOU EVERY NIGHT BUT YOU WAS CALLED UP TO HEAVEN WITH YOUR NEW WINGS IN FULL FLIGHT
ADRIANNE MARIE FINDLEY YOU WILL BE SURELY MISSED IF I HAD GOT TO KNOW YOU I WOULD HAVE TREATED YOU LIKE MY SIS
ADRIANNE MARIE FINDLEY YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED FROM THE SOULS DOWN HERE AND THE ONES FROM ABOVE
"IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN" IS THE SONG THAT I WOULD HAVE WANTED PLAYED AT ANDYE'S FUNERAL SERVICE IF I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE. I WAS IN A COMA AT THE TIME OF HER FUNERAL. I NEVER GOT TO SAY "GOOD-BYE" OR GIVE HER ONE "LAST KISS".
THIS WEB-SITE IS MY LAST KISS TO ANDYE!!!
"IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN" BY REBA MCENTIRE
IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN IT WAS THE LAST WALK IN THE RAIN. I'D KEEP YOU OUT FOR HOURS IN THE STORM. I WOULD HOLD YOUR HAND LIKE A LIFE LINE TO MY HEART UNDERNEATH THE THUNDER WE'D BE WARM IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN IT WAS OUR LAST WALK IN THE RAIN.
IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN I'D NEVER HEAR YOUR VOICE AGAIN I'D MEMORIZE EACH THING YOU EVER SAID AND ON THOSE LONELY NIGHTS I COULD THINK OF THEM ONCE MORE KEEP YOUR WORDS ALIVE INSIDE MY HEAD
IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN I'D NEVER HEAR YOUR VOICE AGAIN YOU WERE THE TREASURE IN MY HAND YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ALWAYS STOOD BESIDE ME
SO UNAWARE I FOOLISHLY BELIEVED THAT YOU WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE BUT THEN THERE CAME A DAY AND I TURNED MY HEAD AND YOU SLIPPED AWAY
IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN IT WAS MY LAST NIGHT BY YOUR SIDE I'D PRAY A MIRACLE WOULD STOP THE DAWN AND WHEN YOU'D SMILE AT ME I WOULD LOOK INTO YOUR EYES AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW MY LOVE FOR YOU GOES ON AND ON
IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN THE LOVE I WOULD'VE SHOWN IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN
TRANSCRIBED BY DEBORAH NORTHCUTT
11 June, 1983 -
A Kiss For Mommy from Braiden
MY LITTLE ANGEL
You've just walked on ahead of me And I've got to understand You must release the ones you love And let go of their hand.
I try and cope the best I can But I'm missing you so much If I could only see you And once more feel your touch.
Yes, you've just walked on ahead of me Don't worry I'll be fine But now and then I swear I feel Your hand slip into mine.
Andye's 23rd Birthday Present from her Mommy!!!
It's Okay to Let Me Go, Mom
Mom, you have to let me go, Because it was meant to be. And just because you let me go, Doesn't mean you'll ever lose me.
You hold my hand and stroke my cheek, As your heart is breaking in two. And my spirit is still right there, you see, I'll always be there within you.
I see your tears and I feel your pain, And I know you just want to die. But it's not your time to come here yet, And right now I can't tell you why.
There's more you have to do there, More lives and hearts you must touch. There's other's there around you, Who still need and love you so much.
So please don't feel like you've lost me, For you haven't I'm still by your side. Now I'm holding YOUR hand and stroking YOUR cheek, So you'll want to live and not die.
Oh Mom, I want you to live now, And I need you to let my body go. The part of me you love so much, Is now in the breeze as it blows.
When you're in the kitchen 'cooking', Or simply just combing your hair. When the light in the room flickers a bit, Know it is me, and I'm there.
When I was hurting and I was in pain, You were there with your comfort and love. Now let me do the same for you, Let me give you those things, from above.
I'm walking and smiling, and happy. And I want you to know this is true. I'm with you and around you still. And I'll be here to help you get through.
Close your eyes and you'll hear me talking. Open your heart and you'll then feel me there. It's not a 'trick' or just 'your mind', It's "me" that you feel on the air.
So it's okay to let me go, Mom, I'm not in my body, you see. Cause I'm in your heart and in the air, And I promise You'll never lose me.
New Kimis For Andye / Deborah Northcutt (Mommy)
I made you some more Kimis!!!
Oh Andye, I miss you sooo much!!! I wish that I could have "One More Day" to spend with You!!! We would go shopping to buy you some new chothes, then go to Ponderosa and have a nice Steak Diinner, then c...
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Missing you / Kimberly Mercer(kearns) (friend)
Man how time has flew by it will 7yrs. this yr. since you left this old world but you will never be forgotten we all miss you more each and everyday and continue our day's like we did when you was here. Please continue to watch over me and my family ...
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HOW GOD CREATED MOTHERS / CHERI BROOKS
HOW GOD CREATED MOTHERS
God took the fragrance of a flower, The majesty of a tree, The gentleness of morning dew, The calm of a quiet sea, The beauty of a twilight hour, The soul of a starry night The laughter of the rippling brook, The grace of a ...
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A PARENTS PRAYER / CHERI LYNNE BROOKS
You surely know my daily prayer to God is that He watch over and protect my children. You know that I asked Him daily to put His angels around you to help lead and guide you throughout each day. You know that I asked Him to protect you from all hurt,...
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"BABY OF THE WEEK" ON 18 DECEMBER, 2003, BRAIDEN, ANDYE'S SON, WAS NAMED BABY OF THE WEEK IN OUR LOCAL COUNTY NEWSPAPER. THIS IS WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE PAPER ABOUT HIM:
BABY OF THE WEEK
HI!!! MY NAME IS BRAIDEN MARCUS RILEY COMSTOCK. I WAS BORN ON DEC.4,2002, AT ST. ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH IN EDGEWOOD, KY. MY NAME IS THE ONLY THING MY MOTHER GAVE ME BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON DEC.14, 2002. I WAS ONLY 10 DAYS OLD. MY MOTHER IS THE LATE ADRIANNE M. FINDLEY OF DRY RIDGE,KY. MY MATERNAL GRAND-MOTHER IS DEBORAH A. NORTHCUTT OF DRY RIDGE, KY. MY MATERNAL GREAT- GRANDPARENTS ARE ROSEMARY WILLIAMS OF DRY RIDGE, KY AND JAMES CLIFTON NORTHCUTT OF DESTIN, FLA. KENTUCKY STATE TROOPER CHAD MILLS SAYS I AM HIS "MIRACLE BABY" BECAUSE I LIVED THROUGHT THE ACCIDENT THAT KILLED MY MOTHER. TROOPER MILLS IS MY GUARDIAN ANGEL BECAUSE HE HELD MY MOTHER'S HAND AS SHE DIED THAT AWFUL NIGHT. I ENJOY PLAYING WITH MUSICAL TOYS, TOSSING BALLS AND TAKING BUBBLE BATHS.
TRANSCRIBED BY DEBORAH NORTHCUTT
Andye's Legacy Andye's legacy is her Son, Braiden Marcus Riley Comstock!!!! Andye was killed 10 days after giving birth to her Son. I always tell Braiden everything that I know about his Mother. I told him that his mother loved him a lifetime in those 10 short days and she gave him a good, strong name and to be proud of his name, for it is the best gift that his Mother gave him. When Andye found out that she was pregnant, she started buying books for him. I still have all of those books put away and when he turns five years old, I will give him those books. I will tell him that they are from his Mother.
"IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN"
TATTOO CAME IN VERY HANDY ONE JULY NIGHT!!!!!ANDYE ALSO HAD HER BELLY BUTTON PIERSED AND ALSO HAD HER TOUNGUE PIERSED.
MELISSA HORNSBY
THESE FOUR SONGS ARE DEDICATED TO ANDYE 
and 
lways laughing with joy
ever saw her feeling down
one things for every girl & boy
oung and beautiful
ven though she is not here, her name 
aby of a wonderful mom
emembering all the things she done
s sad, we know it's true
f thing's could re-wind
ebbie would have said her last "I love You"
ventually we'll see her again
ever letting this be the end.
Hey Andye, 
and let you know you are missed more than ever. Please continue to watch over your friends and family. When we have hard times we just think of you and your name alone brings a smile 
to our face and you brighten up our day. 
I love you so much and it was an honor to have had you as a really great friend.
It's hard not to cry 
thinking about you but sometimes it helps. So until we meet again - I 
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