Graveside services for Clarence William Anderson, 98, Lawrence, will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, Kansas.
Mr. Anderson died Monday, December 19, 2016, at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab.
He was born March 3, 1918, in Lone Star, Kansas, the son of James William and Jane Elizabeth Flory Anderson.
Mr. Anderson was a carpenter by trade and owned and operated “The Clinton Store” for 24 years with his wife. He enjoyed fishing and traveling.
He married Iola Belle Johnson March 3, 1942, in Lawrence. She died October 19, 1990.
Survivors include a son, David Anderson of Eminence, Missouri; a daughter, Marjorie A. Nelson and husband Bob of Arlington, Texas; grandchildren, Dawn Nordeen, Debbie Foster, Mike Nelson and 8 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; granddaughter, Brandy Buis; and daughter in law, Bonnie Anderson.
Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, where the family will receive them from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
The family suggests memorials to the Clinton Presbyterian Church or the Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum, sent in care of the funeral home.
