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 Oak Ridge High School Class of 1966 - Latest News 12-29-2009 - Don Anderson Oak Ridge High School Teacher died Dec.23,2009 Don S. Anderson Retired Oak Ridge High School teacher Submitted Posted Dec 28, 2009 @ 07:55 PM MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Don S. Anderson, age 71, of Murfreesboro, died Dec. 23, 2009, at home. Mr. Anderson was a native of Lake County, Tenn., and was the son of the late Ernest and Troy Brisentine Anderson. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 9, 2010, at First Baptist Church. Dr. Michael Smith will officiate. There will be a visitation following the service in the church fellowship hall. Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife, Beverly Hammock Anderson; son and daughter-in-law, Eric and Carla Anderson of Murfreesboro; daughter, Katharine Jungkind of Brighton, Tenn.; sister, Gail Hanks of Sarah, Miss.; and three grandchildren, Phoebe, Hope, and Faith Anderson. Don was a graduate of the University of Tennessee-Martin. While a student there, he was editor of his senior yearbook and president of the Baptist Student Union. He was a Baptist student summer missionary to the Sioux Indian Reservation at Pine Ridge, S.D. He received his master's degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He began his teaching career at Oak Ridge High School in 1961. In 1966, he was given a leave of absence to accept a position with the U.S. State Department to begin a new science/math program at the American School in Singapore. Upon his return to Oak Ridge, he resumed his teaching at Oak Ridge High School. He was active in the educator's association for many years at the local, state, and national levels. While at Oak Ridge High School, he was a Key Club Sponsor as well as a sponsor of the girls' soccer program before its formation as a varsity team. He was an active supporter of the football and basketball programs for many years. His hobbies were gardening, philanthropic organizations such as the Oak Ridge Boys Club, Southern Poverty Law Center, Native American Relief Funds, and the Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County. He was a talented artist, creating handcrafted jewelry. Memorials in memory of Mr. Anderson may be made to the Child Advocacy Centers of Rutherford and Williamson Counties: Rutherford Co. CAC, 1040 Samsonite Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129; and Williamson Co. CAC, 101 Forrest Crossing Blvd Suite 105, Franklin, TN 37064 Woodfin Memorial Chapel, www.woodfinchapel.com, is in charge of arrangements. Copyright © 2009 GateHouse Media, Inc. Some Rights Reserved. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. Return to Latest News |
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