William Vance "Bill" Anderson, 73, of Emlenton, in the village of Turkey City, was picked up by an angel and carried to heaven Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2012, at Clarion Hospital.
Bill was born Feb. 4, 1939, in Emlenton, to the late William D. and Mary Margaret Edinger Anderson.
Bill was a standout basketball player for Emlenton High School. Thanks goes to his special uncle, Les Edinger, who held Saturday basketball practice for all ages second grade and up. Bill holds the Emlenton school scoring records. Coach Dick Helmintoller told him in the last few years that he was the best basketball player that he had ever coached. He was a member of the last graduating class from Emlenton High School in 1957.
Bill was a U.S. Navy veteran and served aboard the U.S.S. JASON from 1959 to 1963, where he was exposed to asbestos and had suffered from that exposure in the last several years.
He was a member of the Miller-Rankin American Legion Post 636 in Foxburg.
In his earlier years Bill was employed at Industrial Colloids. He was later employed for many years at the Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. (later Honeywell), all in Emlenton.
Bill was passionate about hunting deer and especially enjoyed hunting with his brother and nephew. He also enjoyed fishing anywhere, anytime. He was an avid golfer and member of Hi Level Golf Course and looked forward to golfing with his buddies Don, Dick and Barry. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed attending his niece Sarah's softball and basketball games and his nephew Andy's baseball and basketball games.
Bill was married Aug. 21, 1964, in St. Petersburg, to the former Nancy Smith whom Bill said "Was the best thing that ever happened to him."
Also surviving are a brother, Donald F. Anderson and his wife, Gerta, of Franklin; a brother in-law, Willis D. Smith and his wife, Betty, of St. Petersburg; a sister in-law, Johanna Dehart and her husband, Fred, of Emlenton; and his mother in-law, Ruth Gardner Smith of Turkey City.
He is also survived by several nieces and nephews: Lori Anderson Lane and her husband, Kelley, of West Chicago, Ill., John Anderson and his fiance, Mary Jane Long of Franklin, Juli Anderson Luzzi and her husband, August, of Purcellville, Va., Michael Dehart and his wife, Tina, of Emlenton, Michelle Dehart Hepfl and her husband, Steve, of Emlenton, Melanie Dehart Frederick and her husband, Dave, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., Sarah Smith of Pittsburgh and Andrew Smith of Grove City.
Also surviving are an aunt, Leslie Yargar of Zelienople, as well as a number of cousins and great-nieces and nephews.
Those who have gone on to heaven include his parents; a niece, Lori A. Smith; and his father in-law, Willis D. Smith Sr.
Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Hile Funeral Home Inc., 802 Grove St., St. Petersburg.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the funeral home with the Rev. Thomas Hannold, a Church of God pastor, officiating.
Interment with military honors will take place in Monroe Cemetery, Beaver Township, Clarion County.
Bill was born Feb. 4, 1939, in Emlenton, to the late William D. and Mary Margaret Edinger Anderson.
Bill was a standout basketball player for Emlenton High School. Thanks goes to his special uncle, Les Edinger, who held Saturday basketball practice for all ages second grade and up. Bill holds the Emlenton school scoring records. Coach Dick Helmintoller told him in the last few years that he was the best basketball player that he had ever coached. He was a member of the last graduating class from Emlenton High School in 1957.
Bill was a U.S. Navy veteran and served aboard the U.S.S. JASON from 1959 to 1963, where he was exposed to asbestos and had suffered from that exposure in the last several years.
He was a member of the Miller-Rankin American Legion Post 636 in Foxburg.
In his earlier years Bill was employed at Industrial Colloids. He was later employed for many years at the Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. (later Honeywell), all in Emlenton.
Bill was passionate about hunting deer and especially enjoyed hunting with his brother and nephew. He also enjoyed fishing anywhere, anytime. He was an avid golfer and member of Hi Level Golf Course and looked forward to golfing with his buddies Don, Dick and Barry. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed attending his niece Sarah's softball and basketball games and his nephew Andy's baseball and basketball games.
Bill was married Aug. 21, 1964, in St. Petersburg, to the former Nancy Smith whom Bill said "Was the best thing that ever happened to him."
Also surviving are a brother, Donald F. Anderson and his wife, Gerta, of Franklin; a brother in-law, Willis D. Smith and his wife, Betty, of St. Petersburg; a sister in-law, Johanna Dehart and her husband, Fred, of Emlenton; and his mother in-law, Ruth Gardner Smith of Turkey City.
He is also survived by several nieces and nephews: Lori Anderson Lane and her husband, Kelley, of West Chicago, Ill., John Anderson and his fiance, Mary Jane Long of Franklin, Juli Anderson Luzzi and her husband, August, of Purcellville, Va., Michael Dehart and his wife, Tina, of Emlenton, Michelle Dehart Hepfl and her husband, Steve, of Emlenton, Melanie Dehart Frederick and her husband, Dave, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., Sarah Smith of Pittsburgh and Andrew Smith of Grove City.
Also surviving are an aunt, Leslie Yargar of Zelienople, as well as a number of cousins and great-nieces and nephews.
Those who have gone on to heaven include his parents; a niece, Lori A. Smith; and his father in-law, Willis D. Smith Sr.
Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Hile Funeral Home Inc., 802 Grove St., St. Petersburg.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the funeral home with the Rev. Thomas Hannold, a Church of God pastor, officiating.
Interment with military honors will take place in Monroe Cemetery, Beaver Township, Clarion County.
William Vance "Bill" Anderson, 73, of Emlenton, in the village of Turkey City, was picked up by an angel and carried to heaven Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2012, at Clarion Hospital.
Bill was born Feb. 4, 1939, in Emlenton, to the late William D. and Mary Margaret Edinger Anderson.
Bill was a standout basketball player for Emlenton High School. Thanks goes to his special uncle, Les Edinger, who held Saturday basketball practice for all ages second grade and up. Bill holds the Emlenton school scoring records. Coach Dick Helmintoller told him in the last few years that he was the best basketball player that he had ever coached. He was a member of the last graduating class from Emlenton High School in 1957.
Bill was a U.S. Navy veteran and served aboard the U.S.S. JASON from 1959 to 1963, where he was exposed to asbestos and had suffered from that exposure in the last several years.
He was a member of the Miller-Rankin American Legion Post 636 in Foxburg.
In his earlier years Bill was employed at Industrial Colloids. He was later employed for many years at the Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. (later Honeywell), all in Emlenton.
Bill was passionate about hunting deer and especially enjoyed hunting with his brother and nephew. He also enjoyed fishing anywhere, anytime. He was an avid golfer and member of Hi Level Golf Course and looked forward to golfing with his buddies Don, Dick and Barry. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed attending his niece Sarah's softball and basketball games and his nephew Andy's baseball and basketball games.
Bill was married Aug. 21, 1964, in St. Petersburg, to the former Nancy Smith whom Bill said "Was the best thing that ever happened to him."
Also surviving are a brother, Donald F. Anderson and his wife, Gerta, of Franklin; a brother in-law, Willis D. Smith and his wife, Betty, of St. Petersburg; a sister in-law, Johanna Dehart and her husband, Fred, of Emlenton; and his mother in-law, Ruth Gardner Smith of Turkey City.
He is also survived by several nieces and nephews: Lori Anderson Lane and her husband, Kelley, of West Chicago, Ill., John Anderson and his fiance, Mary Jane Long of Franklin, Juli Anderson Luzzi and her husband, August, of Purcellville, Va., Michael Dehart and his wife, Tina, of Emlenton, Michelle Dehart Hepfl and her husband, Steve, of Emlenton, Melanie Dehart Frederick and her husband, Dave, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., Sarah Smith of Pittsburgh and Andrew Smith of Grove City.
Also surviving are an aunt, Leslie Yargar of Zelienople, as well as a number of cousins and great-nieces and nephews.
Those who have gone on to heaven include his parents; a niece, Lori A. Smith; and his father in-law, Willis D. Smith Sr.
Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Hile Funeral Home Inc., 802 Grove St., St. Petersburg.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the funeral home with the Rev. Thomas Hannold, a Church of God pastor, officiating.
Interment with military honors will take place in Monroe Cemetery, Beaver Township, Clarion County.
Bill was born Feb. 4, 1939, in Emlenton, to the late William D. and Mary Margaret Edinger Anderson.
Bill was a standout basketball player for Emlenton High School. Thanks goes to his special uncle, Les Edinger, who held Saturday basketball practice for all ages second grade and up. Bill holds the Emlenton school scoring records. Coach Dick Helmintoller told him in the last few years that he was the best basketball player that he had ever coached. He was a member of the last graduating class from Emlenton High School in 1957.
Bill was a U.S. Navy veteran and served aboard the U.S.S. JASON from 1959 to 1963, where he was exposed to asbestos and had suffered from that exposure in the last several years.
He was a member of the Miller-Rankin American Legion Post 636 in Foxburg.
In his earlier years Bill was employed at Industrial Colloids. He was later employed for many years at the Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. (later Honeywell), all in Emlenton.
Bill was passionate about hunting deer and especially enjoyed hunting with his brother and nephew. He also enjoyed fishing anywhere, anytime. He was an avid golfer and member of Hi Level Golf Course and looked forward to golfing with his buddies Don, Dick and Barry. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed attending his niece Sarah's softball and basketball games and his nephew Andy's baseball and basketball games.
Bill was married Aug. 21, 1964, in St. Petersburg, to the former Nancy Smith whom Bill said "Was the best thing that ever happened to him."
Also surviving are a brother, Donald F. Anderson and his wife, Gerta, of Franklin; a brother in-law, Willis D. Smith and his wife, Betty, of St. Petersburg; a sister in-law, Johanna Dehart and her husband, Fred, of Emlenton; and his mother in-law, Ruth Gardner Smith of Turkey City.
He is also survived by several nieces and nephews: Lori Anderson Lane and her husband, Kelley, of West Chicago, Ill., John Anderson and his fiance, Mary Jane Long of Franklin, Juli Anderson Luzzi and her husband, August, of Purcellville, Va., Michael Dehart and his wife, Tina, of Emlenton, Michelle Dehart Hepfl and her husband, Steve, of Emlenton, Melanie Dehart Frederick and her husband, Dave, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., Sarah Smith of Pittsburgh and Andrew Smith of Grove City.
Also surviving are an aunt, Leslie Yargar of Zelienople, as well as a number of cousins and great-nieces and nephews.
Those who have gone on to heaven include his parents; a niece, Lori A. Smith; and his father in-law, Willis D. Smith Sr.
Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Hile Funeral Home Inc., 802 Grove St., St. Petersburg.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the funeral home with the Rev. Thomas Hannold, a Church of God pastor, officiating.
Interment with military honors will take place in Monroe Cemetery, Beaver Township, Clarion County.
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