Branch
of service
U S Army
Rank
Entered service
Discharged
Birth
Died
12/24/1999
Buried
Mount
Olivet
Cemetery,
Frederick,
MD
Mr. John Anderson
As originally published on Monday, December 27, 1999.
Mr. John Malcolm Anderson, of Adamstown, died Friday, Dec. 24, at Frederick Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.
He was the husband of Betty Spring Anderson, his wife of over 49 years.
Born in Brunswick, he was a son of the late Charles C. and Nina Merriman Anderson.
Mr. Anderson was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army.
He had worked on the B&O Railroad as a machinist helper for 12 1/2 years. He later went to Fort Detrick, working first in biological warfare, and later in the boiler plant for 13 years. He retired from Fort Detrick.
Mr. Anderson was a lifelong member of Grace Episcopal Church, Brunswick.
He was a member of American Legion Post 96, Brunswick; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 10421, Brunswick; Loyal Order of the Moose, Lodge 948, Charles Town, W.Va.; the National Association of Retired Federal Employees; and was a past chief of Carroll Manor Fire Co., Adamstown.
Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter, Deborah L. Butler and husband Ronald of Frederick; two grandchildren, Sabrina A. Butler and Gene M. Butler; one brother, Donald Anderson and wife Joyce of Knoxville; many brothers- and sisters-in-law, including Betty L. Anderson; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by three brothers, Marvin Anderson, Benjamin Anderson and William Anderson; and one sister, Betty Anderson.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, in the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Thomas W. Claggett III of All Saints Episcopal Church, officiating.Entombment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery