Andrew E. Berkley Jr.

Andrew E. Berkley Jr., 73, of Gallipolis, passed away on March 24, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born April 14, 1937 in Mason County, West Virginia, son of the late Andrew E. Berkley Sr. and Okalla Rainey Berkley. Andrew was a 1955 graduate of Gallia Academy High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a manager of Franks Nursery and Crafts in Columbus, Ohio. Andrew was a Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 20 in Johnstown, Ohio, a council member of the Boy Scouts of Licking County, Ohio and a member of the Order of the Arrow. Surviving are his wife, Frances E. Berkley of Johnstown; four sons, Andrew E. (Lilia) Berkley III of Spring, Texas, Shawn Berkley of Columbus, Douglas E. (Sandy) Berkley of Johnstown, and Homer (Terrie) Berkley of Hebron; twelve grandchildren; one great grandson; four sisters, Susann (Guy) Sigler of Xenia, Gertrude Wickline of Gallipolis, Annalee (Gene) Hurd of Centerpoint, Vickie (Mike) Smith of Johnstown; two brothers, Robert (Wynonna) Berkley of Lubbock, Texas and Chester (Shirley) Berkley of Wilkesville; and several nieces and nephews. Andrew was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, William Billy Berkley and James Red Berkley and a sister Betty Clark. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 28, 2011 at the Willis Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Reynolds Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, March 27, 2011 from 6-8 p.m. Cemetery: Reynolds Cemetery Visitation: Sunday, March 27, 2011 6-8 p.m. Willis Funeral Home Service: Monday, March 28, 2011 1:00 p.m. Willis Funeral Home