Andrea Kaye McCoy – Schyma age 57 of Rocky Top gained her angel wings on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the North Knoxville Medical Center in Powell surrounded by her loved ones. She was born March 8, 1966, in Knoxville, Tennessee to the late Paul Amos Cook Sr., and Anna Lou Tindell – Cook. Andrea was loved by all that knew her. Andrea loved the Lord with all her heart. She loved her husband of 26 years. Andrea loved to work and worked hard all her life. She enjoyed gardening and her favorite flower was a rose. She loved working in her flower beds. Andrea also enjoyed scrapbooking, painting rocks, and coloring in her spare time. Watching the birds and squirrels in her yard brought her pure joy. Her favorite holiday was Christmas. She believed in decorating and lighting up her entire two acres. She was famous for her mashed potatoes. Most of all, she loved God, her family, her friends, and her cats. She is preceded in death by her parents Paul Amos Cook Sr. and Anna Lou Tindell Cook, her beloved brother Charles Kevin Cook, her grandparents, and her sweet little niece, Laura Cook.
Andrea is survived by:
Husband Rodney Joseph Schyma of Rocky Top
Daughters Amanda McCoy and James Ingram of Clinton
Ashley Rains and Robbie Rains of Rocky Top
Brother Paul Amos Cook Jr and Reba Cook of Knoxville
Special Friends Vicky Ann Fitzhugh, Georgeann Henegar, and Marie Henegar
And a host of nieces, nephews, and several great nieces and great nephews, cousins, and friends.
Visitation: 5 pm to 7 pm, Friday, May 5, 2023, at Hatmaker Funeral Home.
Funeral Service: 7 pm, Friday, May 5, 2023, at Hatmaker Funeral Home.
Family and Friends will meet at Foust Cemetery in Rocky Top for a 1 pm graveside service on Saturday, May 6, 2023.