Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....McCabe, Andrew Lee  April 24, 2005
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The Tehachapi News 
Andrew Lee McCabe
Sept. 2, 1933 – April 24, 2005

A funeral service was held Friday, April 29, at the Wood Family Funeral 
Service chapel for Andrew Lee McCabe, 71, who passed away on April 24 in a 
Bakersfield hospital.

McCabe was born on Sept. 2, 1933 in Bonham, Texas to John Sr. and Thyra 
McCabe. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1954 to 1956. 
He was employed as a maintenance supervisor in the Aerospace industry for 28 
years. 

McCabe moved to Tehachapi in 2004 to be near his family. He had a passion for 
cars, which included owning a ‘69 corvette and always a cadillac. Being an 
avid sports fan, his favorite teams were the L.A. Lakers and the St. Louis 
Rams. In 1954, he played baseball for the Negro League in Texas and Louisiana. 
He also enjoyed playing golf. McCabe was a 15-year member of the St. John’s 
Masonic Lodge #77.

McCabe is survived by his beloved wife of 29 years, Jackie McCabe of 
Tehachapi; sons, Michael McCabe and his wife Angela of Ft. Worth, Texas and 
David McCabe and his wife Veronica of Tehachapi; grandchildren, Brandon, 
Richard, Sterling, David Jr., Andrea and Michael; great-granddaughter, 
Mercedes; sister, Pearl Durden of Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews. 
McCabe was preceded in death by his son, Ryan McCabe, in 1995.

Reverend Andrew Walker of the Country Oaks Baptist Church officiated at the 
service. Interment followed at the Tehachapi Public Cemetery, Eastside. Wood 
Family Funeral Service handled the arrangements.


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