Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Chaffin Funeral Chapel at Ozark or James B. Anderson, 83, who died at 10:10 Wednesday night at his home here following an illness of several months. Rev. Reg M. Mapes and Rev. Harold Hurst will be the officiating ministers and interment will be at Selmore Cemetery where Friend Lodge A. F. & A. M. will conduct Masonic rites. A native of Virginia, Mr. Anderson came to Missouri in a covered wagon at the age of nine, and Christian County has been his home since then. A farmer and stockman his entire life, Mr. Anderson was well known and had countless friends throughout southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. He was a kindly and considerate man, vitally interested in the happiness and well being of every acquaintance. In 1908, he became a member of Friend Lodge No. 351, A. F. & A. M. at Ozark and remained a loyal and active Mason until his death. He had been a Shriner for almost 40 years and was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Amanda Anderson; two sons, Frank Anderson of Springfield and Gratz Anderson of Ozark four daughters, Mrs. Ward Haguewood of Springfield, Mrs. Leslie Flood of Ozark, Mrs. Leon Seals of Tulsa and Mary Ellen Anderson of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Hobart Thompson of Fresno, Calif., Mrs. Ernest Woods of Rogersville and Mrs. Joe O. Monger of Ozark three brothers, Wade Anderson of Rogersville, Charles Anderson of Springfield and Hiram Anderson of Ozark, eight grandchildren, other relatives and innumerable friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Chaffin Funeral Chapel at Ozark or James B. Anderson, 83, who died at 10:10 Wednesday night at his home here following an illness of several months. Rev. Reg M. Mapes and Rev. Harold Hurst will be the officiating ministers and interment will be at Selmore Cemetery where Friend Lodge A. F. & A. M. will conduct Masonic rites. A native of Virginia, Mr. Anderson came to Missouri in a covered wagon at the age of nine, and Christian County has been his home since then. A farmer and stockman his entire life, Mr. Anderson was well known and had countless friends throughout southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. He was a kindly and considerate man, vitally interested in the happiness and well being of every acquaintance. In 1908, he became a member of Friend Lodge No. 351, A. F. & A. M. at Ozark and remained a loyal and active Mason until his death. He had been a Shriner for almost 40 years and was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Amanda Anderson; two sons, Frank Anderson of Springfield and Gratz Anderson of Ozark four daughters, Mrs. Ward Haguewood of Springfield, Mrs. Leslie Flood of Ozark, Mrs. Leon Seals of Tulsa and Mary Ellen Anderson of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Hobart Thompson of Fresno, Calif., Mrs. Ernest Woods of Rogersville and Mrs. Joe O. Monger of Ozark three brothers, Wade Anderson of Rogersville, Charles Anderson of Springfield and Hiram Anderson of Ozark, eight grandchildren, other relatives and innumerable friends.
Family Members
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Alice Anderson Monger
1870–1952
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William Harvey Anderson
1874–1947
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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Anderson Hawkins
1877–1948
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Parkey Howard Anderson
1879–1950
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Cora Belle Anderson Monger
1881–1967
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Virginia "Virgie" Anderson Warren
1883–1931
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Charles Herbert Anderson
1885–1963
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Charley Anderson
1885–1972
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Epson G. Anderson
1887–1906
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Ella Marie Anderson Woods
1889–1982
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Wade Hampton Anderson
1891–1971
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Hiram Payne Anderson Jr
1897–1971
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