Obituary of Mary-Louise Anderson

Anderson, Mary Louise (Johnson)May 27, 1922 - Oct. 12, 2011Mary Louise (Johnson) Anderson, 88, of Wichita, Kansas formerly of Englewood, died Oct. 12, 2011.Services were in Augusta, Kansas. Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta, Kansas, was in charge of arrangements.Mary was born in Muncie, Ind., May 27, 1922, daughter of the late Wishart Byron and Mabel Luella (Larkin) Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Robert H. Anderson, parents, and sister, Frances Ruth (Johnson) Brown. Survivors include brother, Paul Edward (Lois) Johnson of North Webster, Ind.; sister, Janet Marie (Gene) Armstrong of Florence, Ky.; nephew, Gregory Harvey (Martha Jean) Brown of Groveland, Fla.; daughter, Deborah J. (James) Wilkerson of Wichita; son, Jay Robert Anderson of Melbourne, Ky.; grandchildren Quentin (Stephanie) Pittman of Wichita, Austin (Theresa) Pittman of Indianapolis, Ind., Sara Anderson of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Jacqueline Wilkerson of Wichita; great-grandchildren Madyson, Nicholas, Anthony and Matthew Pittman of Wichita. Mary served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WW II. She was a classically trained vocalist and musician. Her professional career was spent in Banking. The family requests memorial gifts be given to Hospice Care of Kansas, 1-800-HOSPICE, who provided care for both Bob and Mary Anderson.