Kimble County, TX - Obituaries:  Anderson, J. M., 1944
Tuesday, July 18, 2000

Submitted by:  burtwyat@ctesc.net  (Frederica Wyatt)
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  Found in the scrapbook belonging to the late Margaret Griffen Harrison, Junction, Texas
                               (Name of paper not given)

                   J. M. Anderson Rites Are Held Thursday, March 16

  Funeral services for J. M. (Mack) Anderson, 81, pioneer Kimble county ranchman,
who died at his home in Junction Thursday at 3:30 p.m. were held in the Junction
Cemetery Friday afternoon.
  Elder W. M. Speck, minister of the Junciton Church of Christ, conducted the
services, assisted by Rev. Harrral A. hall, Baptist pastor, and Rev. Milton
Bohmfalk, Methodist minister.
  Masonic rites were held at the graveside.
  The Hodges Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
  Mr. Anderson was born in Thomasville, Georgia, on January 16th, 1863, during
the Civil War, in which his father was killed after seeing his young son only once.
  Deceased was married to Miss Sally Allsup in Page, Bastrop county, on March 14, 
1894, and came to Kimble from Coke county where they had lived a short time.  They
ranched in Kimble for 40 years.
  Survivors include the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Gene Lightfoot of Sonora and Mrs.
Nolan  Gilliam of Junction; and one grandson, Jimmy Lightfoot.
  Pallbearers were Frank Paatterson, Walter Buck, William Taylor, Frank Rembold,
William Wilson and Roscoe Heyman of Menard.
  Mr. and Mrs. Anderson had celebrated their golden wedding anniversary only two days
previous to his death.
  Those from out of town who attended the services were Roy Kemp of Mountain Home,
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Heyman and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smart of Menard, Mr. and Mrs. 
N. L. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Shurley of Sonora, Texas.
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