Roderick Andrews
Oct. 6, 1940 – July 25, 2026
Roderick Drue Andrews, 85, of Sweet Home, passed away July 25, 2026.
He was born Oct. 6, 1940, in Dallas to Mollie and Francis Andrews.
Rod moved with his family in 1942 from Dallas to Sweet Home. He graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1958 and married Carol A. Bowden on Oct. 23, 1959.
He worked in construction, which took him to Hawaii in 1969 for a couple of years. He then went to work for his uncle at Northwest Moulding and then started his own mill, Santiam Wood Products in 1984. He merged with Rainier Wood Products shortly after, and retired in 1998.
Rod was an avid hunter, fisherman and wood craftsman. He loved baseball, especially the Atlanta Braves, whom he watched religiously. He liked to play free cell solitaire on his computer, he would routinely win 50k plus games in a row.
He built many kitchens, desks, entertainment centers, etc., for family and friends over the years.
Rod is survived by three children, Debra Sue Northern, Roderick A. Andrews and Linda Doles, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Francis Andrews, in April 1986; his mother, Mollie Andrews on Aug 18, 2016; and his spouse, Carol Andrews, on Nov. 25, 2021.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at Lewis Cemetery.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.