Charles Freel a cornerstone of the Town of Andrews

For many years Charles Freel would sit on the bench outside his furniture store on Main Street and visit with the locals who stopped by. It was like a scene in a Norman Rockwell painting. Sitting beside him is Jack Ledford, but the writer could not identify the next man. You can tell it was a nice spring day, as the garden tillers were displayed on the sidewalk. 

Charles Freel is shown with his wife, Lillian, who was a school teacher in Andrews. Charles was one of the last original store owners left during the “glory days” of Valleytown. He will be missed.