Andrea Victoria Brantley

Andrea Victoria McCoy Brantley’s life came to a close October 27, 2012 under hospice care in Austell, following several weeks in hospital.



Known as Vicky, a 43-year marriage to the late Rev. D. McArthur Brantley produced sons, Drew, who is married to Kaliya Okuri, and John, who has three children, Susanna, Luke and Frances, and is married to Wendy Williams.



From her childhood home in East Point in 1943, a life of love and learning began with her first family: father, the late Raymond McCoy, mother, the late Tommye Johnson McCoy, sister, Sylvia Hutchinson and brother, Michael McCoy.

Vicky shared a ministry with her husband, who was an elder in the United Methodist Church until his death in 2006. Together they served in several communities in Georgia, where she taught middle and high school and ended her educational career at the Professional Standards Commission as director of education ethics for the State of Georgia in 2004.



A lifelong Methodist, she was active in local churches as a choir member and Sunday School teacher, but also served the North Georgia Conference in several capacities, including the Board of Ministry and as a lay delegate to the Jurisdictional Conference in 2004.



She volunteered for schools in Cobb County after her retirement, and also in prison ministry. First with her husband and later with John, she helped write Sunday School lessons for The Wesleyan Christian Advocate.



A resident of Smyrna, she enjoyed reading, genealogy and being with her grandchildren.



Friends and family are encouraged to attend memorial services on Nov. 3 at Smyrna First United Methodist Church at 3 p.m.



In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Young Harris College scholarship fund.