1921
Joe
2015
Joe Anders
February 27, 1921 — November 14, 2015
Joe Anders
Easley, SC
Joe Anders, 94, born February 27, 1921, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home.
Born in Transylvania County, NC, he was the son of the late Augustus Mamorn Anders and Rosa Lee Smith Anders.
Surviving are his sons, Danny Anders and Steve Anders (Michelle); grandchildren, Jonathan Anders (Caroline), Michael Anders (Beth), Joe Anders and Erin Anders; great-grandchildren, Lauren Anders, Blake Anders and Daniel Anders; and a special God-given friend, Anne Tant. Mr. Anders was pre-deceased by his wife of 56 years, Bonnie Kate Mahaffey Anders, four sisters and three brothers. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Joe retired from Woodside Mill of Easley in 1982. He relocated to Easley in 1949 to become the Athletic Director at Easley Mill and also a player/manager of the Woodside Mill baseball team in the Cottonwood Textile League. Prior to moving to Easley, Joe played for the Greenville Spinners before entering military service. Mr. Anders is a World War II veteran having served the U.S. Army in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Joe was very popular in the community during his later years for his tireless efforts to get his friend and mentor "Shoeless" Joe Jackson reinstated into baseball and inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
A service to celebrate Mr. Anders life will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 3:00pm at Easley First Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Robinson Memorial Gardens in Easley, with military honors.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00pm until 2:45pm in the church narthex of Easley First Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the "Shoeless" Joe Jackson Museum, P.O. Box 4755, Greenville, SC 29608.
The family is at their respective homes.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
Easley, SC
Joe Anders, 94, born February 27, 1921, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home.
Born in Transylvania County, NC, he was the son of the late Augustus Mamorn Anders and Rosa Lee Smith Anders.
Surviving are his sons, Danny Anders and Steve Anders (Michelle); grandchildren, Jonathan Anders (Caroline), Michael Anders (Beth), Joe Anders and Erin Anders; great-grandchildren, Lauren Anders, Blake Anders and Daniel Anders; and a special God-given friend, Anne Tant. Mr. Anders was pre-deceased by his wife of 56 years, Bonnie Kate Mahaffey Anders, four sisters and three brothers. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Joe retired from Woodside Mill of Easley in 1982. He relocated to Easley in 1949 to become the Athletic Director at Easley Mill and also a player/manager of the Woodside Mill baseball team in the Cottonwood Textile League. Prior to moving to Easley, Joe played for the Greenville Spinners before entering military service. Mr. Anders is a World War II veteran having served the U.S. Army in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Joe was very popular in the community during his later years for his tireless efforts to get his friend and mentor "Shoeless" Joe Jackson reinstated into baseball and inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
A service to celebrate Mr. Anders life will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 3:00pm at Easley First Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Robinson Memorial Gardens in Easley, with military honors.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00pm until 2:45pm in the church narthex of Easley First Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the "Shoeless" Joe Jackson Museum, P.O. Box 4755, Greenville, SC 29608.
The family is at their respective homes.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
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