Gerald Leroy Anderson, age 86, died on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. at Beggs Funeral Home – Madison Chapel, with burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
He was born and raised in York, Ne, and moved to Madison in 1969. He was the past President of the Kiwanis Club of Madison. He was an avid tennis player and was a Nebraska State Champ while going to Carney State College. He loved to play golf and was an avid fisherman in the gulf. He was a principal in the Madison County School System.
He is survived by his companion, Pauline Brown of Valdosta, Ga.; one son, Michael Anderson (Terry) of Lake Charles, La.; two daughters, Karen Hackett (Scott) of New Ioswich, NH; and Linda Smart Wagner (Tom) of Melrose, Fl.; half-brother, Larry Anderson of Omaha, Ne.; two sisters, June Janie Fischer of Butler, Pa. and Norma Jean Vorce of Tallahassee, Fl.; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased in death by a sister, Shirley Joan Bennett.
Donations may be made to the Kiwanis Club of Madison, P.O. Box 8, Madison, Florida 32341 for scholarships.
Beggs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, (850) 973-2258.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting the website at beggsfuneral.com.