Eddy Co. NM - OBIT: JOHN F "ANDY" ANDERSON Submitted By: patti pennington ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 16, 2000 ANDERSON A memorial service is scheduled for John F. "Andy" Anderson, 77, for January 17 at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home. He died on January 13 at his home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born November 6, 1922, to Clarence Franklin and Anna Samantha Sarah Ann Oldershaw Anderson in Groton, Mass., where he graduated from high school in 1941. He attended Colby College in Maine. He was drafted and served in the Army Air Corps at Carlsbad Air Base in 1943 where he trained Chinese bombardiers. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Chonita Santa Cruz Anderson, in 1954; his second wife, Barbara Mae Watson Anderson, in 1970; and a sister, Dorothy Berchett. Survivors include his wife, Jean Anderson of Carlsbad; sons, Wesley "Wes" F. Anderson and Steve L. Anderson Sr. of Rockport, Texas; stepson, Terrence P. McGonagill of Carlsbad; daughter, Cindy L. Anderson of Las Vegas; stepdaughters, Clara J. White and Ella Mae Hodges of Carlsbad; sisters, Della Dunay of Stafford Springs, Conn., Gertrude P. Shoemaker of Ft. Charlotte, Fla., and Flora Foster of New York state; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. *******************************************************************