Owen Monroe Anderson

1919 - 2016  (96 years)

• Name	Owen Monroe Anderson  [1]
  Birth	7 Aug 1919	Georgia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Mar 2016	Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA   [1]
  	Owen Monroe Anderson - SAVANNAH Owen Monroe Anderson, 96, died peacefully in his sleep, at home under the loving care of his family and Spanish Oaks Hospice, on Good Friday, March 25, 2016. He was the son of Monroe and Florence Hap Anderson and was born on August 7, 1919, in Cummings, SC. He was predeceased by his parents, his brothers Willie Ralph Anderson and Clyde Ray Anderson, and his sister Margaret Anderson Ducey. He is survived by his wife of almost 65 years, Lessie Voyles Anderson; his daughter and son-in-law, Happi and Art Gallaher; and, a host of nieces and nephews on both sides of his family. He graduated from Commercial High School in 1937 and served in the U.S. Army National Guard. He succeeded his father in owning and operating Anderson's Grocery in the Avondale neighborhood until the store closed with his retirement in 1984. Afterwards, he was employed by Central Warehouse and Development Company through October, 2015. He was a past active Mason and Shriner. He grew up in Morningside Baptist Church and was currently a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Savannah Ward. The family would like to thank Gina and Greg Campbell, Miss Margaret, Barbara Heyward, and many other devoted neighbors and friends for their loving assistance in recent weeks. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2016 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Savannah Ward. Memorial contributions may be made to Spanish Oaks Hospice, 8510 Whitefield Ave., Savannah, GA 31406; or, to LDS Philanthropies, P.O. Box 27188, Provo, UT 84602 (designate Missionary Fund). Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com Savannah Morning News March 27, 2016 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannnahnow.com/obituaries. Published in Savannah Morning News from Mar. 26 to Mar. 27, 2016 http://foxandweeks.com/memorial/Owen-M.-Anderson/5673
  Burial	29 Mar 2016	Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I28561	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Family	Lessie Irene Voyles,   b. 23 Jan 1920, Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, USA d. 9 Aug 2017, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F9702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160628581. Record for Owen Monroe Anderson http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=131459007&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=131459007&indiv=try