Vercie Ellen Anderson

July 28, 1926 - February 27, 2017

Vercie E. Anderson, 90, of Jacksonville passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at the Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born, July 28, 1926 in Tucker, MO, the daughter of Nick and Martha Redus Ingram. She married Clifton A. Magruder, Dec. 22, 1943 in Pocahontas, AR. She married James H. Anderson in 1992. He preceded her in death, Dec. 26, 2008. Surviving are six children, Carol (Terry) Savage of Chatsworth, GA, Janice Blakey of Myrtle Beach, SC, Brenda (Gary) Wyatt of Chapin, and Reva (companion, Larry Cox) Magruder of Roodhouse, Nancy (Bob) Clanton of Jacksonville, and Dale (Sue) Anderson of Meredosia; 18 grandchildren; many great and great-great grandchildren; and three sisters, Mearle Johnson of Doniphan, MO, Bertha Colwell of Jacksonville and Reva (John) Emmons of Kalamazoo, MI. Vercie was preceded in death by two grandsons, Todd Wyatt and Brian Henson; son-in-law, David Blakey; and four siblings, Pearl Williams Yarber, Albert, Tom, and Ervin Ingram. Vercie was employed as a psychiatric aid at the Jacksonville State Hospital before her retirement. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She enjoyed playing cards, cooking, gardening, and taking care of others. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Mar. 3, 2017, at the Daws Family Funeral Home in Roodhouse with interment in the Pine Tree Cemetery near Patterson. The family will greet friends Thursday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Pine Tree Cemetery.