| William Turner Anderson |
Published in The News & Observer on August 30, 2011
Durham
William Turner Anderson, 88, died peacefully on August 25, 2011 at Duke
University Hospital with his immediate family present.
At his request, his remains will be cremated. A graveside memorial service
for William will be held on Friday, November 25, 2011 at Maplewood Cemetery
in Wilson, NC. Arrangements for the service will be coordinated by Wilson
Memorial Service and the First Presbyterian Church of Wilson.
William was preceded in death by his father, Edwin Homer Anderson, his
mother, Nell Sugg Anderson and his brothers, James Woodard Anderson and
Dr. George Nathan Anderson.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Adkins Anderson, his brother, Edwin
Homer Anderson, Jr., his sister, Nell Anderson Payne, his son, William Turner
Anderson, Jr., and his daughters, Susan Anderson Hall and Elizabeth Anderson
Ellsworth.
William prepared his obituary prior to his death. At the request of the family,
it is quoted below and in unedited form.
My Obit
I guess it's unusual for someone to write their own obituary, but I hate all the
inaccuracy and amplification that's written. So here are the facts.
I was born March 1, 1923, the youngest child of five children of Nell Sugg
and Edwin Homer Anderson in Wilson, North Carolina.
I was educated in the public schools of Washington, D.C. where our family
had moved in 1929. I graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in
Washington in June of 1942 and then attended N. C. State College in 1942-43,
receiving a certificate in Engineering Science Management. In my later years, I
graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BLS degree. In addition, I
completed 12 courses as part of my career with the Army Missile Command.
My career was as a civilian employee of the Dept. of Army Ordnance Corps
rising to management level assigned in a staff office of the Commanding General
as a Special Assistant and Division Chief. I retired after 25 years service from
Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama.
I married Virginia Adkins of Wilson N.C. and was happily in love and
married for over fifty years at the time I am writing this in 2001. I have three
children, all of whom are the greatest achievement of my life on this earth. They
are William T. Anderson, Jr. of Roswell, Ga., Susan Hall of Orlando, Fl. and
Elizabeth Ellsworth of Roswell, Ga. They are my greatest and most pleasurable
achievement besides my marriage to "Gita".
I am an avid golfer and club maker and I hope I have a tee time in heaven
or hell, which ever one I am assigned to, with my old golfing partners of a
lifetime who are all dead and waiting on the first tee for me, I hope..........
Thanks for being kind to me!
William Turner Anderson / December 2001
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Presbyterian Church,
PO Box 3184, Wilson NC 27895, or to The International Center of Photography
of New York City, 1133 Ave of the Americas # 1A, New York, NY 10036 or to
The American Diabetes Association, 2418 Blue Ridge Rd, Ste 206, Raleigh NC
27607.
Arrangements by Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, N,
Wilson, (252) 237-7171, www.wilsonmemorialservice.com
Durham
William Turner Anderson, 88, died peacefully on August 25, 2011 at Duke
University Hospital with his immediate family present.
At his request, his remains will be cremated. A graveside memorial service
for William will be held on Friday, November 25, 2011 at Maplewood Cemetery
in Wilson, NC. Arrangements for the service will be coordinated by Wilson
Memorial Service and the First Presbyterian Church of Wilson.
William was preceded in death by his father, Edwin Homer Anderson, his
mother, Nell Sugg Anderson and his brothers, James Woodard Anderson and
Dr. George Nathan Anderson.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Adkins Anderson, his brother, Edwin
Homer Anderson, Jr., his sister, Nell Anderson Payne, his son, William Turner
Anderson, Jr., and his daughters, Susan Anderson Hall and Elizabeth Anderson
Ellsworth.
William prepared his obituary prior to his death. At the request of the family,
it is quoted below and in unedited form.
My Obit
I guess it's unusual for someone to write their own obituary, but I hate all the
inaccuracy and amplification that's written. So here are the facts.
I was born March 1, 1923, the youngest child of five children of Nell Sugg
and Edwin Homer Anderson in Wilson, North Carolina.
I was educated in the public schools of Washington, D.C. where our family
had moved in 1929. I graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in
Washington in June of 1942 and then attended N. C. State College in 1942-43,
receiving a certificate in Engineering Science Management. In my later years, I
graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BLS degree. In addition, I
completed 12 courses as part of my career with the Army Missile Command.
My career was as a civilian employee of the Dept. of Army Ordnance Corps
rising to management level assigned in a staff office of the Commanding General
as a Special Assistant and Division Chief. I retired after 25 years service from
Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama.
I married Virginia Adkins of Wilson N.C. and was happily in love and
married for over fifty years at the time I am writing this in 2001. I have three
children, all of whom are the greatest achievement of my life on this earth. They
are William T. Anderson, Jr. of Roswell, Ga., Susan Hall of Orlando, Fl. and
Elizabeth Ellsworth of Roswell, Ga. They are my greatest and most pleasurable
achievement besides my marriage to "Gita".
I am an avid golfer and club maker and I hope I have a tee time in heaven
or hell, which ever one I am assigned to, with my old golfing partners of a
lifetime who are all dead and waiting on the first tee for me, I hope..........
Thanks for being kind to me!
William Turner Anderson / December 2001
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Presbyterian Church,
PO Box 3184, Wilson NC 27895, or to The International Center of Photography
of New York City, 1133 Ave of the Americas # 1A, New York, NY 10036 or to
The American Diabetes Association, 2418 Blue Ridge Rd, Ste 206, Raleigh NC
27607.
Arrangements by Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, N,
Wilson, (252) 237-7171, www.wilsonmemorialservice.com
