Obituary for
Freddy Keaton Gandy
submitted by Edgle Dyer
| Services for
Freddy Keaton Gandy, 71, of Brownfield were held Saturday, March 15,
at Brownfield First Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Land officiating.
Burial was in Sundown Cemetery. Freddy passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in Lubbock. He was born Sept. 11, 1936, in Brownfield to W.R. and Biddie Caraway Gandy and graduated from Lorenzo High School. He moved to Brownfield in 1993 where he owned Freddy's Pits, building professional and custom Bar-B-Que pits. He was a cowboy, gin-hand and chuck wagon cook working in the agricultural field. Freddy was a member and past Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge and member of Jaycees. He was a contributing member of the annual National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, held in Lubbock, since its origin 18 years ago. He helped build and repair many cotton gins and invented a chemical to help cut down the static electricity in the ginning process, the cause of many gin fires. He is preceded in death by his son, David Christopher Gandy, his parents, three brothers and three sisters. Freddy is survived by his daughter, Debbie Newbrough and her husband--Jay, of Andrews; his son, Joe M. Gandy and his wife, Terri, of Amarillo and by a companion, Betty Brashers, of Brownfield. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Online condolences may be sent to www.BrownfieldFuneralHome.com Brownfield News |