Bessie May Anderson's Obituary
Bessie May Anderson, 92, passed away December 23, 2013. She was born October 27, 1921 in Conway, Pennsylvania to the late Ross Sr. and Adda May (Musser) Lewis. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Ross T. Anderson, Sr. and 5 siblings.Bessie moved to Fort Myers in 1983 from Gainesville, Virginia. She had retired after 20 years as the executive editor at the Pentagon for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She enjoyed that very much. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church in North Fort Myers for many years. She enjoyed crocheting, pottery and porcelain projects. She was a member of the Daughters of the Nile and the Order of the Eastern Star.Left to cherish her memory are her son, Ross Thomas Anderson, Jr. of Monrovia, California; and a niece, Marion Hudspeth of Willingboro, New Jersey.There will be a visitation on Monday, January 6, 2014 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Funeral will begin at 10:00 AM followed by entombment in the Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Gulf Coast Village Foundation, 1333 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral, Florida 33991 or to the Transportation Fund for the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital c/o Araba Temple, 2010 Hanson Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901.
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