Richard Nathan Anderson was born in Tooele, Utah to Bert Lee Anderson and Harriet Robyn (Nell) Brotherton.
He married Pamela Ann Merys; later divorced. He married his second wife of twenty-eight years, the love of his life (Decreed), Sherry Dawn Johnson. He served as a Bishop for eight years in Greenwood, South Carolina, with Sherry by his side. Sherry passed away on April 13, 2003. On April 2, 2009, he married Linda Baker Anderson in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple for time and all eternity.
Richard graduated from Tooele High School in 1958; graduated from University of Utah in Mechanical Engineering; and graduated from Tennessee Tech University with an MBA Master of Business Administration.
He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in many callings. His greatest treasure was his posterity and The Gospel of Jesus Christ. He retired from Pfizer in Greenwood, South Carolina. After retirement, he and his wife enjoyed traveling.
He is survived by his wife, Linda; daughters, Dalene Marie Anderson McCloud and Kerri Harriet Anderson (Steve Reeder) of Cookeville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Kaitlyn Chaffin, Molly Chaffin, Tyler Reeder (Stephanie), Bo Reeder (Callie), and his (Dear) Abbi Reeder, James, Braden, Caitlyn, Bryson, Camille Gowers, and Kameryn and Austin Simpson; step-daughters, Adrienne Haile (Brian Paone) and Debra Gowers, of Nampa, Idaho; step-son, Robert Simpson, (Tyssie) of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Mr. Snickers, his faithful service dog. Preceded in death by his parents and sister, Sandra Lee Anderson (Peterson).
Funeral services will be held in the East Mill Creek Ward Chapel, 3408 Celeste Way, East Millcreek, Utah, on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 South State Street (100 East), Murray, Utah, as well as Wednesday at the church prior to the services from 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Interment will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on November 19, 2013.
He married Pamela Ann Merys; later divorced. He married his second wife of twenty-eight years, the love of his life (Decreed), Sherry Dawn Johnson. He served as a Bishop for eight years in Greenwood, South Carolina, with Sherry by his side. Sherry passed away on April 13, 2003. On April 2, 2009, he married Linda Baker Anderson in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple for time and all eternity.
Richard graduated from Tooele High School in 1958; graduated from University of Utah in Mechanical Engineering; and graduated from Tennessee Tech University with an MBA Master of Business Administration.
He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in many callings. His greatest treasure was his posterity and The Gospel of Jesus Christ. He retired from Pfizer in Greenwood, South Carolina. After retirement, he and his wife enjoyed traveling.
He is survived by his wife, Linda; daughters, Dalene Marie Anderson McCloud and Kerri Harriet Anderson (Steve Reeder) of Cookeville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Kaitlyn Chaffin, Molly Chaffin, Tyler Reeder (Stephanie), Bo Reeder (Callie), and his (Dear) Abbi Reeder, James, Braden, Caitlyn, Bryson, Camille Gowers, and Kameryn and Austin Simpson; step-daughters, Adrienne Haile (Brian Paone) and Debra Gowers, of Nampa, Idaho; step-son, Robert Simpson, (Tyssie) of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Mr. Snickers, his faithful service dog. Preceded in death by his parents and sister, Sandra Lee Anderson (Peterson).
Funeral services will be held in the East Mill Creek Ward Chapel, 3408 Celeste Way, East Millcreek, Utah, on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 South State Street (100 East), Murray, Utah, as well as Wednesday at the church prior to the services from 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Interment will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on November 19, 2013.
Richard Nathan Anderson was born in Tooele, Utah to Bert Lee Anderson and Harriet Robyn (Nell) Brotherton.
He married Pamela Ann Merys; later divorced. He married his second wife of twenty-eight years, the love of his life (Decreed), Sherry Dawn Johnson. He served as a Bishop for eight years in Greenwood, South Carolina, with Sherry by his side. Sherry passed away on April 13, 2003. On April 2, 2009, he married Linda Baker Anderson in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple for time and all eternity.
Richard graduated from Tooele High School in 1958; graduated from University of Utah in Mechanical Engineering; and graduated from Tennessee Tech University with an MBA Master of Business Administration.
He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in many callings. His greatest treasure was his posterity and The Gospel of Jesus Christ. He retired from Pfizer in Greenwood, South Carolina. After retirement, he and his wife enjoyed traveling.
He is survived by his wife, Linda; daughters, Dalene Marie Anderson McCloud and Kerri Harriet Anderson (Steve Reeder) of Cookeville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Kaitlyn Chaffin, Molly Chaffin, Tyler Reeder (Stephanie), Bo Reeder (Callie), and his (Dear) Abbi Reeder, James, Braden, Caitlyn, Bryson, Camille Gowers, and Kameryn and Austin Simpson; step-daughters, Adrienne Haile (Brian Paone) and Debra Gowers, of Nampa, Idaho; step-son, Robert Simpson, (Tyssie) of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Mr. Snickers, his faithful service dog. Preceded in death by his parents and sister, Sandra Lee Anderson (Peterson).
Funeral services will be held in the East Mill Creek Ward Chapel, 3408 Celeste Way, East Millcreek, Utah, on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 South State Street (100 East), Murray, Utah, as well as Wednesday at the church prior to the services from 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Interment will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on November 19, 2013.
He married Pamela Ann Merys; later divorced. He married his second wife of twenty-eight years, the love of his life (Decreed), Sherry Dawn Johnson. He served as a Bishop for eight years in Greenwood, South Carolina, with Sherry by his side. Sherry passed away on April 13, 2003. On April 2, 2009, he married Linda Baker Anderson in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple for time and all eternity.
Richard graduated from Tooele High School in 1958; graduated from University of Utah in Mechanical Engineering; and graduated from Tennessee Tech University with an MBA Master of Business Administration.
He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in many callings. His greatest treasure was his posterity and The Gospel of Jesus Christ. He retired from Pfizer in Greenwood, South Carolina. After retirement, he and his wife enjoyed traveling.
He is survived by his wife, Linda; daughters, Dalene Marie Anderson McCloud and Kerri Harriet Anderson (Steve Reeder) of Cookeville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Kaitlyn Chaffin, Molly Chaffin, Tyler Reeder (Stephanie), Bo Reeder (Callie), and his (Dear) Abbi Reeder, James, Braden, Caitlyn, Bryson, Camille Gowers, and Kameryn and Austin Simpson; step-daughters, Adrienne Haile (Brian Paone) and Debra Gowers, of Nampa, Idaho; step-son, Robert Simpson, (Tyssie) of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Mr. Snickers, his faithful service dog. Preceded in death by his parents and sister, Sandra Lee Anderson (Peterson).
Funeral services will be held in the East Mill Creek Ward Chapel, 3408 Celeste Way, East Millcreek, Utah, on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 South State Street (100 East), Murray, Utah, as well as Wednesday at the church prior to the services from 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Interment will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on November 19, 2013.
