Obituaries

Dorothy W. Anderson, 96, of Sherman passed away on Friday October 10th, at Texas Health Presbyterian/WNJ. Her family will receive friends at Dannel Funeral Home Wednesday evening, October 15th from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 16th, in the Dannel Chapel. Rev. Denise Odom of Covenant Presbyterian Church will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedarlawn Memorial Park immediately afterward. Dorothy was born on April 18, 1918 in Cohoctah, Michigan to Birt Wriggelsworth and Reine Holcombe Wriggelsworth. She was a graduate of Lansing High School and attended Michigan State College. She married Wyman D. Anderson (Andy), then a Captain in the US Air Force, in Washington D.C. on August 1, 1948. Dorothy first lived in Sherman from 1962 through 1965 when Andy was a squadron commander at Perrin Air Force Base, and returned to the Sherman-Denison area when Andy retired from the Air Force in 1969. She was a Receptionist at JC Penny for over 20 years until her retirement. She was a member of PEO - Chapter DI, Covenant Presbyterian Church and the Home Hospice of Grayson County Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers Hugh E. and Richard A. Wriggelsworth; her husband Wyman D.; and daughter Mary Jo Rider. She is survived by her sons Thomas W., Steven C., and Jim D. Anderson; her daughter-in-law, Linda L. Anderson; and her grandchildren Eric T., Julia L., Kelsey L., Kyle J., and Kendall L. Anderson. If desired, memorials may be made to Home Hospice of Grayson County, P.O. Box 2306, Sherman, Texas 75091-2306, or Covenant Presbyterian Church, 322 West Pecan Street, Sherman, Texas 75090.