William Donald "Whitey" Anderson, 76, of 1880 West Chestnut Street, Washington, formerly of Lawrence, died at 5:26 a.m. Tuesday, October 6, 1998, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Anderson was a welder for National Annealing Box Co. He also worked at Mayview State Hospital and later he operated Anderson Office Cleaning Services in Lawrence. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific, and he was a former member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. On June 6, 1969, he married Ruth Lenora Meneely Snyder, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Sandra L. Ghrist of Spring, Texas; three sons, William T. Anderson of Metairie, La., Donald E. Anderson of Washington and James B. Anderson of Mountain Home, Ark.; two stepsons, David L. Snyder of Lawrence and Dennis J. Snyder of Canonsburg; ten grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Deceased are two sisters, Anna Mae Wolf and Emma Bice; and a brother, Floyd James Simpson, who died in infancy. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Wednesday, October 7, 1998William D. Anderson
U.S. Army Veteran of World War II
He was born February 25, 1922, in Lawrence, a son of William S. Parker and Maude Anderson.