Eunice L (Blakenship) Anderson

Female 1924 - 2007  (82 years)


 

Anderson, Eunice L

The Newton Kansan

Eunice L. Anderson

Eunice L. Anderson, 82, died Tuesday (June 26, 2007) in an adult foster care facility in McMinnville, Ore. At her request no services will be held. Arrangements provided by Macy & Son Funeral Directors. Born in Great Bend, on Nov. 13, 1924, she was the daughter of Carmen Christopher and Francis (Frisbie) Blankenship. She grew up in Great Bend and received her nurses training at Axtel Christian Hospitals in Newton, and Wichita. She served as a nurse in the Cadet Corps during W.W. II. She married Paul Anderson on July 4, 1946, in Newton. The couple moved to Seattle in 1957, to Corvallis in 1969, to Pasadena in 1983, and to McMinnville in 1992.

She enjoyed reading, sewing and entertaining. She was a member of the Church of God, An International Community.

"Her example of caring for her family, her compassion for other and her faith in God will be greatly missed by all," the family said.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Anderson is survived by two sons, Chris of Pasadena and John of Huntington Beach, Calif.; four daughters, Fran Siebert of McMinnville, Mary Campbell of Aumsville, Nickie Johnson of Rochester, Wash., and Joy Vail of San Leandro, Calif.; a brother, Jerry Blankenship of Placentia, Calif.; two sisters, Winifred Hague of Topeka, and Vivian Morford of Houston; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon and Kent.

Contributions may be made to the Friends of the McMinnville Public Library in care of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, 135 N.E. Evans St. McMinnville, OR 97128.

To leave online condolences, visit www.macyandson.com


Owner/SourceHarvey County Genealogical Society
Date3 Jul 2007
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