EDINBURG, VA– Andrea M. Clough passed away peacefully due to a combination of kidney issues and cancer at her home surrounded by family on December 21, 2024. She was born in May of 1949, to the late William and Fern (née Bessy) LaFountain in Newport, NH.
Andrea was a member of the first graduating class, of the freshly completed Newport High School in 1967. She worked several jobs including, manufacturing shoes and clothes till becoming an aide at Woodlawn Nursing home. Andrea, became an LPN and at the age of 40 earned her Registered Nurse degree.
In September of 1967 fresh out of high school, she married Thomas E. Clough of Claremont, NH. After raising their three children in Newport, they sold their first house, hooked up the 5th wheel and began traveling the country. Andrea worked in a traveling nurse program for several years eventually landing in the Tucson, AZ area. When Andrea retired from nursing, she and Tom moved to Virginia to settle in the little town of Edinburg.
Andrea participated in the Jaycees with Tom. Originally the Jaycees had a separate woman’s organization called the Jaycee Women and was the chapter president in 1981 – 82. The two organizations eventually combined and kept the name Jaycees. As a Jaycee, Andrea participated in multiple functions raising thousands of dollars for charities such as, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, March of Dimes, and St. Jude, just to name a few.
Andrea is predeceased by her parents, Fern (1976) and William (1998) and her sister Elizabeth Scranton in 2005.
Andrea is survived by her husband of 57 years Thomas Clough Sr., elder son Thomas Clough Jr. of Warrenton, VA, daughter Maria Ohearne of Charlestown, NH and her younger son William Clough of Springfield, VT. She is also survived by her sister Marilyn Hodskins of Lempster, NH, grandchildren; Tyler Clough, Jared Clough, Alyssa (née Clough) Mayo, Joshua Martell, Austin Martell, Marcia Ohearne, Dalton Clough, and Sylas Clough and great-grandchildren; McKenna Mayo, Lainey Mayo, Amelia Martell-Smith, Kiara Martell, Rowan Clough and two baby Cloughs in May 2025.
