Wesley Ellington Anderson, 77, of Calvert, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 28, at The Church of the Epiphany in Calvert, followed by graveside words at Calvert Cemetery by Father Bill Fowler.
Wesley was born in Hillsboro, Texas, to the late William Townsend Anderson and Marie Catherine Anderson. He graduated from Calvert High School in 1948, as a member of the regional champion Trojan football team. Wesley attended both Texas A&M and TCU, and served his country in the early 1950s in the U.S. Air Force as a member of the 3307th Flight Training Squadron at Marina Air Base in Ariz., and the 3575th Air Group at Vance Air Force Base in Okla.
Until his passing, Wesley was engaged in the Anderson family tradition of cotton planting and cattle ranching in the Brazos Bottom, begun by his great-great-grandfather, Reuben Anderson, an early Robertson County planter with land on the east bank of the Brazos. Reuben first persuaded Augustus Sullivan to subdivide his adjacent land on a low bluff across the river, into town lots. On May 1, 1851, Wesley's great-grandfather, William Blackshear Anderson, purchased the first of these lots in what became the new town of Port Sullivan.
Wesley devoted his entire life to his family and friends, both in the Brazos Bottom and far beyond. He dearly loved the land here, and most of all, the many people that made life so rich and pleasant in his beloved Calvert home.
He was preceded in death by his infant son, Wesley; and his eldest daughter, Helen Sampson, wife of Steve.
Wesley is survived by his wife, Sallie Tucker; his daughter, Jane Manterola and husband, Alberto; sons, William and wife, Tawnya and Tucker and wife, Stacy; sister, Jane Mackinnon; niece, Karen Mackinnon; nephew, Douglas Mackinnon and wife, Jalaine; and grandchildren, Catherine, Tito and Sallie Jane Manterola, Mallory Sampson, and Amelia and Madolyn.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 4/27/2008
Wesley was born in Hillsboro, Texas, to the late William Townsend Anderson and Marie Catherine Anderson. He graduated from Calvert High School in 1948, as a member of the regional champion Trojan football team. Wesley attended both Texas A&M and TCU, and served his country in the early 1950s in the U.S. Air Force as a member of the 3307th Flight Training Squadron at Marina Air Base in Ariz., and the 3575th Air Group at Vance Air Force Base in Okla.
Until his passing, Wesley was engaged in the Anderson family tradition of cotton planting and cattle ranching in the Brazos Bottom, begun by his great-great-grandfather, Reuben Anderson, an early Robertson County planter with land on the east bank of the Brazos. Reuben first persuaded Augustus Sullivan to subdivide his adjacent land on a low bluff across the river, into town lots. On May 1, 1851, Wesley's great-grandfather, William Blackshear Anderson, purchased the first of these lots in what became the new town of Port Sullivan.
Wesley devoted his entire life to his family and friends, both in the Brazos Bottom and far beyond. He dearly loved the land here, and most of all, the many people that made life so rich and pleasant in his beloved Calvert home.
He was preceded in death by his infant son, Wesley; and his eldest daughter, Helen Sampson, wife of Steve.
Wesley is survived by his wife, Sallie Tucker; his daughter, Jane Manterola and husband, Alberto; sons, William and wife, Tawnya and Tucker and wife, Stacy; sister, Jane Mackinnon; niece, Karen Mackinnon; nephew, Douglas Mackinnon and wife, Jalaine; and grandchildren, Catherine, Tito and Sallie Jane Manterola, Mallory Sampson, and Amelia and Madolyn.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 4/27/2008
Wesley Ellington Anderson, 77, of Calvert, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 28, at The Church of the Epiphany in Calvert, followed by graveside words at Calvert Cemetery by Father Bill Fowler.
Wesley was born in Hillsboro, Texas, to the late William Townsend Anderson and Marie Catherine Anderson. He graduated from Calvert High School in 1948, as a member of the regional champion Trojan football team. Wesley attended both Texas A&M and TCU, and served his country in the early 1950s in the U.S. Air Force as a member of the 3307th Flight Training Squadron at Marina Air Base in Ariz., and the 3575th Air Group at Vance Air Force Base in Okla.
Until his passing, Wesley was engaged in the Anderson family tradition of cotton planting and cattle ranching in the Brazos Bottom, begun by his great-great-grandfather, Reuben Anderson, an early Robertson County planter with land on the east bank of the Brazos. Reuben first persuaded Augustus Sullivan to subdivide his adjacent land on a low bluff across the river, into town lots. On May 1, 1851, Wesley's great-grandfather, William Blackshear Anderson, purchased the first of these lots in what became the new town of Port Sullivan.
Wesley devoted his entire life to his family and friends, both in the Brazos Bottom and far beyond. He dearly loved the land here, and most of all, the many people that made life so rich and pleasant in his beloved Calvert home.
He was preceded in death by his infant son, Wesley; and his eldest daughter, Helen Sampson, wife of Steve.
Wesley is survived by his wife, Sallie Tucker; his daughter, Jane Manterola and husband, Alberto; sons, William and wife, Tawnya and Tucker and wife, Stacy; sister, Jane Mackinnon; niece, Karen Mackinnon; nephew, Douglas Mackinnon and wife, Jalaine; and grandchildren, Catherine, Tito and Sallie Jane Manterola, Mallory Sampson, and Amelia and Madolyn.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 4/27/2008
Wesley was born in Hillsboro, Texas, to the late William Townsend Anderson and Marie Catherine Anderson. He graduated from Calvert High School in 1948, as a member of the regional champion Trojan football team. Wesley attended both Texas A&M and TCU, and served his country in the early 1950s in the U.S. Air Force as a member of the 3307th Flight Training Squadron at Marina Air Base in Ariz., and the 3575th Air Group at Vance Air Force Base in Okla.
Until his passing, Wesley was engaged in the Anderson family tradition of cotton planting and cattle ranching in the Brazos Bottom, begun by his great-great-grandfather, Reuben Anderson, an early Robertson County planter with land on the east bank of the Brazos. Reuben first persuaded Augustus Sullivan to subdivide his adjacent land on a low bluff across the river, into town lots. On May 1, 1851, Wesley's great-grandfather, William Blackshear Anderson, purchased the first of these lots in what became the new town of Port Sullivan.
Wesley devoted his entire life to his family and friends, both in the Brazos Bottom and far beyond. He dearly loved the land here, and most of all, the many people that made life so rich and pleasant in his beloved Calvert home.
He was preceded in death by his infant son, Wesley; and his eldest daughter, Helen Sampson, wife of Steve.
Wesley is survived by his wife, Sallie Tucker; his daughter, Jane Manterola and husband, Alberto; sons, William and wife, Tawnya and Tucker and wife, Stacy; sister, Jane Mackinnon; niece, Karen Mackinnon; nephew, Douglas Mackinnon and wife, Jalaine; and grandchildren, Catherine, Tito and Sallie Jane Manterola, Mallory Sampson, and Amelia and Madolyn.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 4/27/2008
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