Edna W. Anderson

WILMINGTON
Edna Walls Knox Anderson, 91, of Wilmington, and a resident of Tarboro, for 67 years, died at New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington on October 10, 2009, having sustained injuries in a fall. Mrs. Anderson was born August 22, 1918 in Wilkes County to Clarence Monroe Walls and Mary Elizabeth Vanhoy Walls, she left the North Carolina mountains for the first time in 1939 when she married John Arthur Knox and moved to Tarboro where they raised five children. A buyer and Assistant Manager for Belk-Tyler for many years, she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and also an active member of the First Baptist Church in Tarboro where she taught Sunday School, was a GA Leader and sang in the Chancel Choir for over 65 years. She was preceded in death by her siblings Lawrence Walls and Margie Walls of Elkin: her husbands, John Arthur “Goat” Knox and George Allen “Bo” Anderson in 1959 and 1998 respectively, and by her daughter Mary Elizabeth Knox Denton in 1999. She is survived by daughters, Ellen Knox Tew of Clinton, Linda Knox Tufts of Pinehurst, Sara Knox and her husband, Steve Unrein of Tarboro; and a son, Walter and wife, Constance Knox of Wilmington with whom she lived the past four years. Also by grandchildren, Mike Tew, Ann Lawrence and husband, Charles Jones, Patrick and wife, Yadi Unrein, Sally Unrein and Katie Knox; and great-grandchildren, Watson Jones, Ian Tew and Anya Unrein. The family will receive visitors at the home of Sara and Steve Unrein, 1910 Bingham Drive, Tarboro on Tuesday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. A family graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Edgecombe Memorial Park, followed by a Memorial Service at First Baptist Church, Main Street, Tarboro, at 1:00 p.m. Carlisle Funeral Home will assist the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Tarboro First Baptist Church TV Ministry, 605 Main Street, Tarboro, NC 27886. Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting www.carlislefuneralhome.com