Obituary - Charles L. Anderson Sr.

The FUNERAL SERVICE for Mr. Anderson will be held at the Hill and Son Funeral Home in Appleton City, Missouri on Friday, December 27, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.
The MINISTER will be Reverend Kenneth T. Simily III.
VISITATION will be held preceding the service from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
A MILITARY GRAVESIDE service will be presented by the Missouri Honor Guard.
INTERMENT will be in White Oak Cemetery, Urich, Missouri.

 The family requests any MEMORIAL DONATIONS be given to the American Cancer Society.
Charles L. Anderson, Sr., son of George R. and Opal M. (Todd) Anderson, was born in Harrisonville, Missouri on July 13, 1939. He passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 in Appleton City, Missouri at the age of 74.

 Charles lived in Harrisonville, Missouri until his marriage to Pat Miller on October 7, 1967 at the Grand River Church in Harrisonville. They moved to Archie, Missouri and made their home there. During that time, Charles worked at Bendix in Kansas City, Missouri as a Maintenance Supervisor. In 1992, they moved to Appleton City to retire.

 Charles was an avid hunter and fisherman and his love of fishing provided many fish frys that his neighbors, friends and family all enjoyed. He also enjoyed watching the Royals and Chiefs, old TV movies, reading western books and dancing.

 Charles had a huge vegetable garden and shared with anyone that wanted some. He was a good singer and he sang at the Annual Urich Reuion for many years. He liked to take the kids on “short cuts” when they went anywhere, better known as the “scenic route”.

Charles had many friends, but he considered Edsol and Barb Moore and Jim and Peggy Knapp his long time good friends. Preceding Charles in death are his parents; wife, Pat Miller; brothers: Ernest Bearce, George Anderson, Jr., and Robert Anderson; son-in-law, James Borgman and parents-in-law, Clifford and Dorothy Miller.

 Surviving Charles is: son, Charles Anderson, Jr. (Dawn); daughters: Angela Lesmeister and Kelly A. Yocum (Steve); grandchildren: Charles “Clay” L. Anderson III, Hailey C. Anderson, Cody Hunter, and Dalton G. Borgman; sister, Doris Ingham; sisters-in-law: Jean Anderson, Chris Souza (Ron), and Elaine Moore (Mike); brothers-in-law Clifford Miller, Jr. (Patti) and Bob Miller (Debbie); ex-son-in-law, Doug Lesmeister; best friends: Walter Gregory, Steve Lawson and Gary Hackett; many nieces and nephews.