Andrew Jacob Elledge, 34, of Denver, CO, formerly of Barling, AR, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. He was born on February 13, 1991, in Fort Smith, AR. Andrew was in restaurant management. He was an outdoorsman; he loved to be outside. Andrew loved kids, helped the homeless people and gave them food. He never met a stranger. He loved to travel with his grandma everywhere, she was his best friend.
He is survived by his parents, Stacey Pope (Gary) of Barling, AR and his father, Shawn Rowe (Sarah) of Sallisaw, OK; four sisters, Kelsey Watson (Zach) of Fort Smith, Kara Rowe of Sallisaw, OK, Kendra Rowe of Marble City, OK and Addison Rowe of Sallisaw, OK; his brother, Taylor Pope (Danielle) of Van Buren, AR; grandparents, Lois Elledge of Barling, AR, Buddy and Letha Pope of Pocola, OK and Merel and Linda Rowe of Sallisaw. Andrew is also survived by all his special friends who loved life to their fullest with him, enjoying many adventures and good times. Andrew will be missed. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Alan Elledge.
Memorial visitation will be Friday June 20, 2025 at Edwards Funeral Home, 201 North 12th Street Fort Smith, Arkansas from 5:00pm-7:00pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Rescue Mission, 310 North F Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, or go to www.fscrm.org.
