Andre Hood

Andre West-Hood, age 59, of Covington, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 1:46 a.m. at Weatherford Regional Hospital in Caddo, Oklahoma. He was born March 15, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Doris Hemphill-West and William Raymond West. Mr. Hood graduated from Hales Franciscan High School in Chicago, IL in 1980. He later went on to attend college at Chicago State University where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. His hobbies included playing the bass, piano, guitar, truck driving and spending time joking with family and friends Andre accepted Christ at an early age at Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, IL. Later in life, he moved to Covington, TN to care for his mother. He was the most caring, lovable, and supportive man that anyone would ever come across. There was no greater love than what he had for his children and family. Andre leaves to cherish his memory four loving children, Andreanna Deja Hood, Shyauna Kiaria Hood, Christian Castillo, and Bianca Brianna Nelson, all of Covington, Tennessee, and one special friend, Jessica Nelson of Covington, Tennessee. Andre West-Hood was preceded in death by his mother, Mrs. Doris Hemphill-West and father William Raymond West; three aunts RuDella Currie, Charlene Grandberry, and Iris Kilpatrick, and one uncle, Burton Hemphill, all of Covington, Tennessee. A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held at Covington Funeral Home at 12:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 7, 2021. Visitation for friends and family will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will take place in the Garden of Everlasting Life on Highway 51 N, Covington, Tennessee. Reverend Mark McClain will officiate the service.