The Daily Sun, Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia
Dec. 2, 1977 Issue by Nancy Badertscher a Sun Staff Writer
Houston Countians Mourn Death of Superior Court Judge Anderson.
Perry - Houston County residents today mourn the loss of a longtime resident and outstanding citizen of this community.
Judge Emeritus A.M. "Phil" Anderson, 69, died early Thursday in a local hospital of an apparent heart attack.
The Peach County native was well known throughout the Middle Georgia area having served as Superior court Judge of the Macon Judicial Circuit from 1939 to 1961 and as Mayor of Perry from 1934 to 1938.
Judge Anderson maintained his interest in the judicial system in spite of his semi-retirement 16 years ago, having just completed work on an office in the basement floor of the county courthouse where he planned to resume court work in January.
The former judge, now retired from work at the First National Bank trust department, had planned to assist Superior Court Judge Willis B. Hunt by handling uncontested divorce cases.
"He was like a little kid with anew toy," said longtime friend and associate Tommy Hunt, clerk of the Superior Court, regarding Anderson's recent undertaking.
Anderson had served as Superior Court judge of Bibb and Houston Counties until 1961 when he stepped down to take the position of judge emeritus, according to a spokesman for Secretary of State Ben Fortsen's office.
Anderson is rumored to have been the youngest Superior Court judge in Georgia, having taken the job at age 31 to fill the unexpired term of W.A. McCullen.
He served as Superior Court judge in the Macon circuit for 20 years, having left the bench for a brief time in 1943 to enlist in the Navy.
Returning to the post in January 1944, he was then re-elected on five consecutive occasions to the four-year office.
Following his resignation in October 1961, he went to work at the First National Bank and Trust Company of Macon where he was a trust officer, vice president and a member of the board of governors for Stratford Academy.
State director of the Georgia Penal System from 1938 to 1939, Judge Anderson was a member of the Perry United Methodist Church where he was a former member of the board of stewards.
He was a member of the Macon Rotary Club, Perry Kiwanis Club, the Georgia Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He was also a past commander of the American Legion Post 24 in Perry and was a Mason and Shriner.
Judge Anderson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Gilbert Anderson of Perry; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Hasty of Macon; Mrs. Laura Anderson of Atlanta and Mrs. Irvin Bulloch of Fort Worth, Tex.; a son, Dr. A.M. Anderson III of Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. Milledge Anderson McNair of Macon, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today in the Perry United Methodist church. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Perry. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home of Perry is in charge of the arrangements.
The family requests that contributions be sent to the Perry United Methodist Church in lieu of flowers.
Dec. 2, 1977 Issue by Nancy Badertscher a Sun Staff Writer
Houston Countians Mourn Death of Superior Court Judge Anderson.
Perry - Houston County residents today mourn the loss of a longtime resident and outstanding citizen of this community.
Judge Emeritus A.M. "Phil" Anderson, 69, died early Thursday in a local hospital of an apparent heart attack.
The Peach County native was well known throughout the Middle Georgia area having served as Superior court Judge of the Macon Judicial Circuit from 1939 to 1961 and as Mayor of Perry from 1934 to 1938.
Judge Anderson maintained his interest in the judicial system in spite of his semi-retirement 16 years ago, having just completed work on an office in the basement floor of the county courthouse where he planned to resume court work in January.
The former judge, now retired from work at the First National Bank trust department, had planned to assist Superior Court Judge Willis B. Hunt by handling uncontested divorce cases.
"He was like a little kid with anew toy," said longtime friend and associate Tommy Hunt, clerk of the Superior Court, regarding Anderson's recent undertaking.
Anderson had served as Superior Court judge of Bibb and Houston Counties until 1961 when he stepped down to take the position of judge emeritus, according to a spokesman for Secretary of State Ben Fortsen's office.
Anderson is rumored to have been the youngest Superior Court judge in Georgia, having taken the job at age 31 to fill the unexpired term of W.A. McCullen.
He served as Superior Court judge in the Macon circuit for 20 years, having left the bench for a brief time in 1943 to enlist in the Navy.
Returning to the post in January 1944, he was then re-elected on five consecutive occasions to the four-year office.
Following his resignation in October 1961, he went to work at the First National Bank and Trust Company of Macon where he was a trust officer, vice president and a member of the board of governors for Stratford Academy.
State director of the Georgia Penal System from 1938 to 1939, Judge Anderson was a member of the Perry United Methodist Church where he was a former member of the board of stewards.
He was a member of the Macon Rotary Club, Perry Kiwanis Club, the Georgia Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He was also a past commander of the American Legion Post 24 in Perry and was a Mason and Shriner.
Judge Anderson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Gilbert Anderson of Perry; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Hasty of Macon; Mrs. Laura Anderson of Atlanta and Mrs. Irvin Bulloch of Fort Worth, Tex.; a son, Dr. A.M. Anderson III of Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. Milledge Anderson McNair of Macon, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today in the Perry United Methodist church. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Perry. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home of Perry is in charge of the arrangements.
The family requests that contributions be sent to the Perry United Methodist Church in lieu of flowers.
The Daily Sun, Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia
Dec. 2, 1977 Issue by Nancy Badertscher a Sun Staff Writer
Houston Countians Mourn Death of Superior Court Judge Anderson.
Perry - Houston County residents today mourn the loss of a longtime resident and outstanding citizen of this community.
Judge Emeritus A.M. "Phil" Anderson, 69, died early Thursday in a local hospital of an apparent heart attack.
The Peach County native was well known throughout the Middle Georgia area having served as Superior court Judge of the Macon Judicial Circuit from 1939 to 1961 and as Mayor of Perry from 1934 to 1938.
Judge Anderson maintained his interest in the judicial system in spite of his semi-retirement 16 years ago, having just completed work on an office in the basement floor of the county courthouse where he planned to resume court work in January.
The former judge, now retired from work at the First National Bank trust department, had planned to assist Superior Court Judge Willis B. Hunt by handling uncontested divorce cases.
"He was like a little kid with anew toy," said longtime friend and associate Tommy Hunt, clerk of the Superior Court, regarding Anderson's recent undertaking.
Anderson had served as Superior Court judge of Bibb and Houston Counties until 1961 when he stepped down to take the position of judge emeritus, according to a spokesman for Secretary of State Ben Fortsen's office.
Anderson is rumored to have been the youngest Superior Court judge in Georgia, having taken the job at age 31 to fill the unexpired term of W.A. McCullen.
He served as Superior Court judge in the Macon circuit for 20 years, having left the bench for a brief time in 1943 to enlist in the Navy.
Returning to the post in January 1944, he was then re-elected on five consecutive occasions to the four-year office.
Following his resignation in October 1961, he went to work at the First National Bank and Trust Company of Macon where he was a trust officer, vice president and a member of the board of governors for Stratford Academy.
State director of the Georgia Penal System from 1938 to 1939, Judge Anderson was a member of the Perry United Methodist Church where he was a former member of the board of stewards.
He was a member of the Macon Rotary Club, Perry Kiwanis Club, the Georgia Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He was also a past commander of the American Legion Post 24 in Perry and was a Mason and Shriner.
Judge Anderson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Gilbert Anderson of Perry; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Hasty of Macon; Mrs. Laura Anderson of Atlanta and Mrs. Irvin Bulloch of Fort Worth, Tex.; a son, Dr. A.M. Anderson III of Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. Milledge Anderson McNair of Macon, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today in the Perry United Methodist church. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Perry. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home of Perry is in charge of the arrangements.
The family requests that contributions be sent to the Perry United Methodist Church in lieu of flowers.
Dec. 2, 1977 Issue by Nancy Badertscher a Sun Staff Writer
Houston Countians Mourn Death of Superior Court Judge Anderson.
Perry - Houston County residents today mourn the loss of a longtime resident and outstanding citizen of this community.
Judge Emeritus A.M. "Phil" Anderson, 69, died early Thursday in a local hospital of an apparent heart attack.
The Peach County native was well known throughout the Middle Georgia area having served as Superior court Judge of the Macon Judicial Circuit from 1939 to 1961 and as Mayor of Perry from 1934 to 1938.
Judge Anderson maintained his interest in the judicial system in spite of his semi-retirement 16 years ago, having just completed work on an office in the basement floor of the county courthouse where he planned to resume court work in January.
The former judge, now retired from work at the First National Bank trust department, had planned to assist Superior Court Judge Willis B. Hunt by handling uncontested divorce cases.
"He was like a little kid with anew toy," said longtime friend and associate Tommy Hunt, clerk of the Superior Court, regarding Anderson's recent undertaking.
Anderson had served as Superior Court judge of Bibb and Houston Counties until 1961 when he stepped down to take the position of judge emeritus, according to a spokesman for Secretary of State Ben Fortsen's office.
Anderson is rumored to have been the youngest Superior Court judge in Georgia, having taken the job at age 31 to fill the unexpired term of W.A. McCullen.
He served as Superior Court judge in the Macon circuit for 20 years, having left the bench for a brief time in 1943 to enlist in the Navy.
Returning to the post in January 1944, he was then re-elected on five consecutive occasions to the four-year office.
Following his resignation in October 1961, he went to work at the First National Bank and Trust Company of Macon where he was a trust officer, vice president and a member of the board of governors for Stratford Academy.
State director of the Georgia Penal System from 1938 to 1939, Judge Anderson was a member of the Perry United Methodist Church where he was a former member of the board of stewards.
He was a member of the Macon Rotary Club, Perry Kiwanis Club, the Georgia Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He was also a past commander of the American Legion Post 24 in Perry and was a Mason and Shriner.
Judge Anderson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Gilbert Anderson of Perry; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Hasty of Macon; Mrs. Laura Anderson of Atlanta and Mrs. Irvin Bulloch of Fort Worth, Tex.; a son, Dr. A.M. Anderson III of Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. Milledge Anderson McNair of Macon, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today in the Perry United Methodist church. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Perry. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home of Perry is in charge of the arrangements.
The family requests that contributions be sent to the Perry United Methodist Church in lieu of flowers.
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