Anderson, John T.






John T. Anderson, 98, Maryville, Missouri, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at Parkdale Manor Care Center in Maryville, Missouri. He was born September 12, 1909 near Hopkins, Missouri to Ulysses A. Anderson and Georgia Ann Stults Anderson He attended Clyde School and graduated from Hopkins High School with the Class of 1928. On September 15, 1935, he and Eva Leota Bonham were married in St. Joseph, Missouri. They lived on their family farm southwest of Hopkins for nearly fifty years, moving to Maryville in 1984. He was a member of the Christian Church in Hopkins. Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his wife; by his parents; by two brothers, Earl M. and Ralph N., by three sisters, Opal E. Holt, Mildred M. Anderson and Dorothy D. Pratt; and by two infant siblings. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Patricia) Snyder, of Bedford, Iowa; by two sons, Roger of Maryville and Ronald of Kansas City, Missouri; by four grandchildren, Michael Snyder of Round Rock, Texas, Michelle Iglehart of Blue Springs, Missouri, Susan Rowe of Bedford, and Rene O'Riley of Hopkins; ten great-grandchildren and two great- great-grandchildren. Surviving nieces are Marilyn Atchison, Holt's Summit, Missouri, and Barbara Swaney, Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. Anderson was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He will be sadly missed by his family and his many friends. Friends may call anytime after 9 a.m. Wednesday at Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008 at the Nodaway Memorial Gardens in Maryville. Memorials may be made to the Hopkins Christian Church. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Published in the Kansas City Star on 3/6/2008.