It is with great delight for LongeviQuest to share the age validation of Maynie Earline Andrews at 111 years old. She was an American supercentenarian known as the second oldest living person in Texas at the time of her death.
Maynie Earline Andrews was born on 28 October 1910 in Marion County, Texas, USA.
In 1928, she graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana. Three years later, she received her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State Normal College which is currently known as Northwestern State University. After this, she attained her Master of Arts degree from Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She started her first job in Arkansas as a teacher to kickstart her career.
(Source: KLTV)
Maynie Earline Andrews concluded her teaching career at a school in Tyler, Texas, in 1974. The next year, she married the school superintendent Gunby Houston Andrews.
She was also a traveler since 1932 after she had a solo train trip going to New Orleans. A year later after this, she went to the World’s Fair in Chicago alone. Andrews aimed to visit every state in the union which is 48 at that time. She would eventually achieve this goal of her after some time. During her 80s, she visited China, Greece, and Istanbul, respectively.
Maynie Earline Andrews passed away on 16 March 2022 in North Richland Hills, Texas, USA. At the time of her death, she was the second oldest living person in Texas at 111 years and 139 days.
For more information, please visit Maynie Earline Andrews’ Directory Profile here.
October 2, 2023
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