Obituary of Andrew C. Irvine

Andrew Calhoun Irvine, age 90, of Nathan's Lane, Boone, died Friday afternoon, December 21, 2012 at the Davant Rehab. & Extended Care Facility in Blowing Rock. Born Janluary 10, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Andy was a son of James and Jane Calhoon Irvine. Mr. Irvine was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Boone. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a retired Quality Control engineer from IRC in Boone. Survivors include his daughter, Nancy Jane Coons and husband, Cliff, of Smithville, Texas; two grandchildren, Krista Jaclyn Coons of Smithville, Texas, and Brett Andrew Coons of Houston, Texas; and a sister, Jean Booker of St. Augustine, Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Elva Montanye Irvine; a son, Robert Andrew Irvine; and his parents, James and Jane Calhoun Irvine. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon, December 24, 2012, at 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church, officiated by Rev. Joel Long. The family will receive friends Monday afternoon from 1 until 2 o'clock, one hour prior to services, at the church. The family suggests memorials to Medi-Home Hospice, PO Box 1357, Newland, NC 28657. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at the website austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Irving family.