Andy Grant

Andrew Hua Grant passed away on March 28, 2022 suddenly.
He was born June 28, 1996 in West Plains Missouri to Ping Grant.
Andy was in the Gifted Program with the Springfield Public Schools and attended Duke University Talent Identification Program which was established in 1980 and provided valuable academic enrichment opportunities for several generations of pre-college students.
While in High School, Andy graduated from the IB Program at Central High School in Springfield in 2014. The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) is an academically challenging program of study, designed to prepare students aged 16 to 19 for success at university and life beyond. While in High School, Andy played Basketball, Football, Tennis, and was also in Speech and Debate.
Andy attended Missouri State University and graduated with honors with a Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics and Operations Management.
While at Missouri State, Andy worked at Jack Henry & Associates part-time at the Contact Center. Once Andy graduated, he went full-time and had just received a promotion to Product Support Ops Specialist 1. Andy was very proud of his group, coworkers, and Management Team, and to be working for Jack Henry & Associates.
Andy enjoyed the outdoors. When Andy was young, he used to play the violin and piano. One time, on his way home from piano lessons, he told his mother that he loved the outdoors so much that when he has kids he will never make them play piano; he will make them play football or anything that was done outside. Andy loved to swim, camp, fish, golf, hike and always looked forward to going on long walks almost daily with his Mother, where he enjoyed long talks about his future, hopes, and dreams of having a wife, becoming a parent and making his mother and father grandparents.
Andy also enjoyed collecting; he loved to collect Pokemon, old money and various items from the many science fiction shows that he enjoyed.
Andy was a very loving, trusting, and caring person who enjoyed helping others; he would often stop and give money to the homeless if he passed them while driving. All Andy wanted to do was to help others and never had any difficulty or reservations in empathizing with anyone. One time, while Andy was driving, he saw a homeless man, so Andy drove to Taco Bell and bought some food and returned to the homeless man. Andy gave him the food and some money and spoke with him. The man told Andy he was so grateful for the food and the money, but most of all was just happy to have someone to talk to, even if only for a few minutes.
Andy was a donor to the Ozarks Food Harvest that helped to solve hunger in Southwest Missouri.
Andy was an organ donor and has already given his heart valves, eyes, tissue, bone, and bone marrow that will be used to help many lives. This would make Andy very proud to still be able to help others even after he has left this world.
Andy was preceded in death by both of his grandfathers, Dr. Lewis Neblett and Zhang Jin Hua and grandmother, June Grant. Andy is survived by his mother, Ping Grant, his father, Chris Neblett, his grandmothers Sun Shuying and Pam Neblett, his aunts Carrie Neblett and Sun Sang Dong, his great Aunt Glenda Neblett and great Uncle Doug Neblett.
Andy was a very funny person who really enjoyed making those around him laugh and smile. One time when Andy was only 3, his grandmother and grandfather from China took him to a park and Andy went up to another couple and spoke to them. He made this couple double over with laughter and both of his grandparents, who did not speak any English, wondered what Andy said that was so funny. He just brought so much joy and happiness to all of those around him. Andy is missed and loved by all that knew him, most of all by his mother and father.
Visitation will be held from 12:30 – 1:30 PM on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Burial will follow at 2:00 PM in Holland Cemetery in Rogersville, MO.