Edwin Brabson Anderson

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Edwin Anderson Obituary

ANDERSON, Edwin BrabsonMay 29, 2009. Preceded in death by his wife, Anna Marie Cate Anderson; mother, Maria Waggoner Dunlap; step father, Herbert P. Dunlap; father, Dr. E.B. Anderson. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 19, 1921. He attended McCallie School where he was Battalion Commander, president of the student senate and captain of the football team his senior year. He attended Vanderbilt University where he won letters in freshman tennis and track and was later captain of the swim team. He then attended Vanderbilt Medical School and graduated in 1945. He served a medical residency at the University of Virginia Hospital, and then served in the Army Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base where he won a Meritorious Service medal. He served as Chief Resident in Medicine at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville and then entered private practice in internal medicine which continued until 1985, when he accepted a position as Medical Director of Corporate Health Services and the Center for Health and Wellness at Baptist Hospital. He retired in 1986 for health reasons. He was a member of the Nashville Academy of Medicine, Tennessee Medical Association, American Medical Association and American Society of Internal Medicine. He served as a deacon at Westminster Presbyterian Church. He played saxophone in a doctor's orchestra. He took art lessons in his 80's and became an accomplished amateur painter. He was loved by his patients and was a wonderful husband, father and provider. His children will always be grateful for the opportunities that his lifelong hard work provided them. He is survived by his daughter, Catherine Marie Anderson; sons, Dr. William Douglas Anderson and Dr. Edwin B. Anderson Jr.; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; sister, Catherine Douglas Kain. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church at a date to be announced. MOUNT OLIVET FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY, 1101 Lebanon Road, (615) 255-4193. online guestbook www.mountolivet.com

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Published by The Tennessean on May 31, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
for Edwin Anderson

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June 19, 2009

Dr. Anderson - what a terrific gentleman. He and his family were neighbors of ours on Tower Place in Nashville in the 1950s. My parents, older brother (Bob), and I lived next door to the Andersons and Dr. Anderson soon became our family physician. My first thoughts of Dr. Anderson are of him keeping tabs on my heart murmur. He was sort of like Marcus Welby, M.D., making house calls. Every now and then, Dr. Anderson would come over to our house to check on me. Mother said he would warm the stethoscope in his hands so I would not be startled by the coldness of it. Smart man!

Another incident I vividly remember was when I was about six years of age. Mother had just taken a pot of boiling water off the stovetop. To see if the burner was still hot, I licked my entire hand, plopped it on the burner, and quickly found out it was! My cousin's husband ran to get Dr. Anderson. Even though they were in the middle of eating dinner, Dr. Anderson immediately came over, with his doctor's bag in hand, jumping over the ditch and hedge between our houses, put some soothing stuff on my hand and bandaged it up, making it all better. Again, another Marcus Welby, M.D., moment!

After Dr. Anderson retired from private practice, I actually saw him once at Baptist. We talked for several minutes in the hallway. At Baptist and in his private practice, Dr. Anderson always talked to a person as if they were the only one there - never rushed the conversation just to see another patient.

Daddy played the saxophone while in high school, and I imagine he and Dr. Anderson had some musical stories to share.

Mrs. Anderson once wrote that Tower Place was a wonderful place to raise a family. She also mentioned liking the Spiced Round my parents would fix during the Christmas holidays.

We were very fortunate to have had the Anderson family as neighbors.

Carole Jean (Andrews) DeMarcus, Brentwood, Tennessee

Kathryn Goodhart

June 15, 2009

Dr. Anderson was my client for several years. I had the privilege of cutting his hair. We had several heart warming conversations. He shared how he enjoyed fishing trips to my home town of Ely, Minnesota.

He was a wonderful man and I miss him very much.

Veanne Stewart Watkins

June 10, 2009

"Dr. Anderson began as a client of ours (Always Home, Inc.) and became very important to me. As we helped him relocate, he had the opportunity to share life stories and many many touching and funny times. I admired him very much and will miss him greatly."

Mamie Herrington

May 31, 2009

Ed was a dear friend. We were in the same class at Vanderbilt and he was in my husband Lynwood's medical class as well. We had many good times with Ed and Anna Marie while we were in school and I remember he was such a good dancer! He will be missed and I send love to all his family.

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