Andrea L. Oxley
June 20, 1950 – April 15, 2021
The family is planning a memorial service to be held at a later date. Andrea was laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo. Memorial contributions may be made to International Rescue Committee, c/o the funeral home.
Obituary
Age 70, passed away on April 15, 2021. Andrea was born in Grant, MI, on June 20, 1950, the daughter of Henry and Josephine (Phillips) Thomas. After graduating from high school, Andrea went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Michigan University. On October 13, 1973, she married Alan Oxley and together they recently celebrated 47 years of marriage. Andrea was a very spiritual woman who loved God with all her heart and was a member of Vigilant Church of God. She was blessed with an amazing voice and spent many years as a singer/song writer for her church. Andrea loved wholesome cooking, gardening, nature and created her own backyard wildlife habitat with her husband. She was preceded in death by her parents. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Alan Oxley, as well as their son and daughter-in-law, Garrick (Larissa) Oxley of Wadsworth, OH. Among other family members who will dearly miss Andrea are her sisters, Josephine (John) Kirkbride, Jeanne Thomas, Robin (Doug) Wohlberg, Karla (Howard) Solomon; and her brother, Henry Thomas; as well as her sister-in-law, Shirley (Louis) Thompson; and several nieces and nephews whom Andrea dearly loved. Andrea would like everyone to enjoy her music by going to her website www.truthsongs.wixsite.com/truthsongs/life-after-death.
Andrea was a dear friend, sister-in-Christ, & “musical buddy!” I am going to miss her very much but look forward to our time of eternity together in God’s Kingdom when we can sing & play our guitars together to our hearts’ content!! In the meantime, her family is in my prayers for God to give them the strength to carry on until we all meet again.
So sorry for your loss, may God comfort you and the family during this difficult time. She was a beautiful woman inside and out. Very talented indeed. Love You All. Your Cousin Cathy Hope to Celebrate her Life in the near future. Keeping you all in prayer, God Bless
Al, it’s been many years but, as a friend to a friend, I want to extend my sympathies to you and your son. I’m sure you will greatly miss your wife but you might want to consider for a moment how great a privilege we have been given to have people in our lives that love us. You were privileged with 47 years which is a great gift. In the midst of your loss, please consider how much you have been blessed. I wish that you may receive some comfort from that thought. With good memories, your old friend, Dick DeVisser
I know I will think of Andrea every time I am in the garden, in the woods, or playing music. And when I’m fixing up the house. And cooking good food. And remembering the years we shared a bedroom in the basement of the house in Grant…. So much to remember! Al and Garrick, may your memories of your life with Andrea keep your hearts bright.