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Anderson, Donald D. 

Donald D. Anderson, 77, of Amarillo died Thursday, July 29, 2004.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul United Methodist 
Church with the Rev. Rusty Dickerson officiating. Burial will be private. 
Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount 
Blvd.

Mr. Anderson was born in Cimarron, Kan., on Jan. 8, 1927, to Arthur and 
Pearl Anderson. He graduated from Ashland High School in 1944, lettered in 
both basketball and football and was very active in school activities. 
After several months of working in oil fields in Oklahoma as a roughneck, 
he joined the Navy during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge 
in 1946. He attended college on the G.I. Bill starting at Oklahoma A & M 
in Okmulgee then transferring to Kansas State University, where he 
graduated with a B.S. degree in geology.

Don married Helen Howell on April 7, 1950, in Ashland, Kan. He began his 
career as a petroleum geologist with Phillips Petroleum for 17 years, Mesa 
Petroleum for seven years and the remaining years as an independent 
geologist. During this time the family lived in Bartlesville, Okla., 
Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Oklahoma City before moving to Amarillo in 
1967.

Don enjoyed his work, family (especially his grandchildren), friends, 
golf, hunting and fishing. He was a cub master at Olsen Park School for 
three years in the 1960s.

He was a member of the Methodist church, Panhandle Geological Society, 
A.A.P.G., a past member of the Landman Association, past board member of 
Tascosa Country Club and councilman for the KSU School of Geology.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Chris Jones and husband, 
Bennett, of Arlington and Kim McCarty and husband, Steve, of Amarillo; a 
son, Greg Anderson and wife, Connie, of Dallas; three grandchildren, 
Taylor Jones, Merrill Jones and Nick Sandlin; a sister, Bonnie Phillips 
and husband, Eldon, of Hurst; a nephew, Randy Becker; and a niece Janalyn 
Lawler.

The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, 
TX 79176-0001; Olivia's Angels at BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 
79176-0001; or a favorite charity.

The body will be available for viewing.

Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 1, 2004

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Donald D. Anderson

Donald D. Anderson, 77, of Amarillo died Thursday, July 29, 2004.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul United Methodist 
Church with the Rev. Rusty Dickerson officiating. Burial will be private. 
Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount 
Blvd.

Mr. Anderson was born in Cimarron, Kan., on Jan. 8, 1927, to Arthur and 
Pearl Anderson. He graduated from Ashland High School in 1944, lettered in 
both basketball and football and was very active in school activities. 
After several months of working in oil fields in Oklahoma as a roughneck, 
he joined the Navy during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge 
in 1946. He attended college on the G.I. Bill starting at Oklahoma A & M 
in Okmulgee then transferring to Kansas State University, where he 
graduated with a B.S. degree in Geology.

Don married Helen Howell on April 7, 1950, in Ashland, Kan. He began his 
career as a petroleum geologist with Phillips Petroleum for 17 years, Mesa 
Petroleum for seven years and the remaining years as an independent 
geologist. During this time the family lived in Bartlesville, Okla., 
Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Oklahoma City before moving to Amarillo in 
1967.

Don enjoyed his work, family (especially his grandchildren), friends, 
golf, hunting and fishing. He was a cub master at Olsen Park School for 
three years in the 1960s.

He was a member of the Methodist church, Panhandle Geological Society, 
A.A.P.G., a past member of the Landman Association, past board member of 
Tascosa Country Club and councilman for the KSU School of Geology.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Chris Jones and husband, 
Bennett, of Arlington and Kim McCarty and husband, Steve, of Amarillo; a 
son, Greg Anderson and wife, Connie, of Dallas; three grandchildren, 
Taylor Jones, Merrill Jones and Nick Sandlin; a sister, Bonnie Phillips 
and husband, Eldon, of Hurst; a nephew, Randy Becker; and a niece Janalyn 
Lawler.

The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, 
TX 79176-0001; Olivia's Angels at BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 
79176-0001; or a favorite charity.

The body will be available for viewing.

Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 2, 2004
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