Andrew J. Bond Sr.

Florence, AL - Dr. Andrew J. Bond, Sr,. 73, of Florence, AL, died Wednesday, November 24, 2004 in a car accident on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Northeast Mississippi.
Andy was born in Wiggins, MS, on December 17, 1930 and lived his childhood in Wiggins, Ocean Springs, and Gautier, Mississippi. Andy proudly served in The U.S. Navy for seven years after graduating from Perkinston Prep School in Perkinston, MS. He later attended Perkinston Jr. College and Mississippi State University, graduating from MSU with a bachelor's degree in 1960 and a master's degree in 1962. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in psychology and counseling.
While in college at Mississippi State, Andy was editor of the Reveille and a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. In Starkville, he became MSU's first student recruiter and later served as Financial Aid Director and finally as Dean of Students before his ten year stint as Dean of Students at Valdosta State College, Valdosta, Georgia. For four years, in the early 1980s, he worked in private industry in Greenwood and Slaughter, Mississippi. He returned to student affairs at the University of Georgia in Athens and served as Assistant Director of Placement at UGA until his retirement in 2001. He then enjoyed three and a half years of retirement in Florence, AL, where he was a member of First United Methodist Church of Florence. Andy was a Master Mason and a member of the Ezel Lodge #426 of Vancleave, Mississippi.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Andrew Bond and an older brother, Gerald. Surviving relatives include two sons, Mr. and Mrs. John (Maribeth) Bond of Starkville, MS and Mr. and Mrs. Tim (Kim) Bond of Pearland, TX; daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mel (Andrea) Booker of Florence, AL; two brothers, Earl Keith Bond of Vancleave, MS and Cleve Bond, Sr. of Gautier, MS, and grandchildren, Blair, Erin, Hannah and Bo Booker of Florence, AL, Andrew Bond of Starkville, MS, Wesley Bond of Florence, S.C., Kayla, Mackinzee, Timothy, Truth, and Trinity Bond of Pearland, TX.
Dr. Bond was a loving and generous son, husband, father, grandfather 'Pa,' and friend. He was loved and adored and will be remembers for his constant acts of generosity and kindness.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Friday, November 26, 2004 at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gautier, MS. The funeral will be Saturday, Nov. 27th at 10 a.m. from Red Hill Methodist Church with burial following in Red Hill Cemetery, Vancleave, MS. O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home of Gautier is in charge of arrangements.
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Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004