Dr. Alden S. Anderson Jr.

ANDERSON, Dr. Alden S. Jr., died Friday, November 20, 2009. Alden was born December 1, 1926, in Badin, North Carolina, to Isabella Caroline Sterrett Anderson and the Reverend Alden Scott Anderson. He married his sweetheart, Sara Frances Brown, twice, and has sorely missed her since her death in August, 2000. He was preceded in death by his parents; his older brother, Alden Scott Anderson; and his sisters, Isabel Sterrett McSwain and Annie Laurie Vanstone. He is survived by his son, A. Scott Anderson III, and his wife, Dawn Forbes of Roanoke; his son, R. Mark Anderson and his wife, Valerie Pandak-Anderson and their children, Kristin and Bradley of Richmond, Mark's daughter Erin of Harrisonburg, his daughter Sara Lewis Vines of Staunton and her son, Nick; his great-grandson, Tristin; his brother-in-law, Thomas C. "Mac" McSwain and his wife, Theresa of Staunton; his brother-in-law, Richard Brown and his wife, Dianne of Richmond, along with numerous other family members and friends. At his death, Alden was one of the two closest relatives of Meriwether Lewis. He was a member of The First Presbyterian Church. He practiced dentistry in Staunton. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at The First Presbyterian Church in Staunton. Graveside will be at 11 a.m. Monday morning at Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church in Steeles Tavern. A resurrection memorial service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Staunton. A reception in the Fellowship Hall for family and friends will follow this service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Haitian Children's School Fund through The First Presbyterian Church, 100 East Frederick Street in Staunton, The Locust Hill Graveyard Foundation at Box 1524, Shepherdstown, W.Va. 25443 or an organization of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to Reynolds Hamrick of Staunton.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.