Reedy Anderson 1938-2021

Mrs. Anderson was born Nov. 6, 1938, in Youngstown, a daughter of Napoleon D. and Mary Lamb Scott Harris. She attended The Rayen School and was a member of New Grace Missionary Baptist Church.

Besides being a dedicated homemaker to her family, she was a certified nursing assistant and had been employed with Park Vista for seven years and worked at various nursing homes. For a while, Reedy resided in Hartford, Conn. While in Connecticut, she was employed with the Hartford Board of Education, organized a Girl Scout group, and worked with the Head Start program and the Connecticut State Welfare Board.

She leaves to cherish her memory five sons, Tommy (Leslie), Michael (Jeanne), David, Kevin and Shane Anderson; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other family and friends.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Anderson Sr., whom she married June 13, 1956, and who passed away Nov. 6, 1987; a daughter, Tony Marie Anderson; son, Kenneth Anderson; three sisters, Janice Marie Lamb, Katherine Crump and Miriam Harris; and a brother, Phillip Lamb, Sr.

Visitation will be 2 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at the L. E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home. Due to the pandemic, all guests are asked to wear masks and observe social distancing.

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