09/25/2023
Joan Anderson, 95, of Tenaha, TX, passed away on Saturday morning, Sept. 23, 2023, in Tyler. She was born on March 4, 1928, in Mt. Pleasant, TX to Aubrey Branch “Cub” and Hazel Snider Gilpin.
The family will receive friends for a visitation from 1-2pm on Wednesday at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel prior to a funeral service at 2pm officiated by Dr. Bill Holmes. A private interment will follow in Restland Cemetery in Tenaha.
Joan graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1945 and earned her Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in 1949. Joan married Marshall Lee Anderson on Nov. 12, 1949, in Mt. Pleasant. They welcomed four children together and shared almost 50 years of marriage before Marshall passed away in 1999. Joan was also preceded in death by her daughter, Marsha Sue Anderson and her sister, Sue Vickery.
She is survived by:
Sons:
David Anderson and wife Elizabeth
Bob Anderson and wife Karen
Mark Anderson and wife Sandy
Grandchildren:
Bill Anderson and wife Allison
Lee Ann Tutton and husband Nick
Laura Freeman
Ashley Wier and husband Byron
Austin Anderson and wife Kristen
Catherine Wilson and husband Matt
Steven Anderson and wife Claire
Jenny Sampognaro and husband John
17 great-grandchildren
Joan had a gentle, quiet spirit. She lived with a devotion to her Christian faith, family, and community. She filled her home with love and served as a fixture for her children and grandchildren. They felt her love through her steadfast patience, kindness, goodness, and provision of home-cooked meals. She was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Tenaha where she taught Sunday School for many years and was a current member of the First Baptist Church in Tyler. Joan was an involved community member and especially involved with Tenaha schools, attending sporting events, working concessions and lending a needed hand. Encouraging faith-based education was important to Joan. She was a supporter of ETBU, Baylor University, and other charitable causes.
Pallbearers are Austin Anderson, Steven Anderson, Bill Anderson, John Sampognaro, Byron Wier, and Matt Wilson.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Tenaha, P.O. Box 159, Tenaha, TX 75974 or to East Texas Baptist University, One Tiger Drive, Marshall, TX 75670.
A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.
