Services for Wilburn Anderson will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Hilliard Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at Providence Cemetery, Smith Co. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wilburn Wesson Anderson was born December 17, 1923 in Cooper, Texas. He had been a resident of Grand Saline since 1980, formerly living in Grand Prairie and Dallas. He served honorably in the US Army during the Battle of the Bulge. He received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star among many other awards. He worked as a welder and was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Van.
Mr. Anderson passed away at the age of 93 on October 1, 2017 in Tyler. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thurman Andrew Anderson and Mamie C. Watkins Anderson; and three sisters, Jane Jones, Billie Parker and Bobbie Guffy.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Mildred Anderson of Grand Saline; step-children, Johnny Moore, Sr. and wife, Maggie of Grand Saline, Linda Cottrell of Grand Saline, and Tony Moore and wife, Nancy of Rockwall; sister, Thelma Worley of Irving; grandchildren, Johnny Moore, Jr., Jasen Hilton and Clint Hilton and wife, Mary; and four great-great-grandchildren, Johnny Moore III, Clinton Dale Hilton, Matea Hilton and Clay Hilton.
Wilburn Wesson Anderson was born December 17, 1923 in Cooper, Texas. He had been a resident of Grand Saline since 1980, formerly living in Grand Prairie and Dallas. He served honorably in the US Army during the Battle of the Bulge. He received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star among many other awards. He worked as a welder and was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Van.
Mr. Anderson passed away at the age of 93 on October 1, 2017 in Tyler. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thurman Andrew Anderson and Mamie C. Watkins Anderson; and three sisters, Jane Jones, Billie Parker and Bobbie Guffy.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Mildred Anderson of Grand Saline; step-children, Johnny Moore, Sr. and wife, Maggie of Grand Saline, Linda Cottrell of Grand Saline, and Tony Moore and wife, Nancy of Rockwall; sister, Thelma Worley of Irving; grandchildren, Johnny Moore, Jr., Jasen Hilton and Clint Hilton and wife, Mary; and four great-great-grandchildren, Johnny Moore III, Clinton Dale Hilton, Matea Hilton and Clay Hilton.
Services for Wilburn Anderson will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Hilliard Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at Providence Cemetery, Smith Co. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wilburn Wesson Anderson was born December 17, 1923 in Cooper, Texas. He had been a resident of Grand Saline since 1980, formerly living in Grand Prairie and Dallas. He served honorably in the US Army during the Battle of the Bulge. He received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star among many other awards. He worked as a welder and was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Van.
Mr. Anderson passed away at the age of 93 on October 1, 2017 in Tyler. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thurman Andrew Anderson and Mamie C. Watkins Anderson; and three sisters, Jane Jones, Billie Parker and Bobbie Guffy.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Mildred Anderson of Grand Saline; step-children, Johnny Moore, Sr. and wife, Maggie of Grand Saline, Linda Cottrell of Grand Saline, and Tony Moore and wife, Nancy of Rockwall; sister, Thelma Worley of Irving; grandchildren, Johnny Moore, Jr., Jasen Hilton and Clint Hilton and wife, Mary; and four great-great-grandchildren, Johnny Moore III, Clinton Dale Hilton, Matea Hilton and Clay Hilton.
Wilburn Wesson Anderson was born December 17, 1923 in Cooper, Texas. He had been a resident of Grand Saline since 1980, formerly living in Grand Prairie and Dallas. He served honorably in the US Army during the Battle of the Bulge. He received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star among many other awards. He worked as a welder and was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Van.
Mr. Anderson passed away at the age of 93 on October 1, 2017 in Tyler. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thurman Andrew Anderson and Mamie C. Watkins Anderson; and three sisters, Jane Jones, Billie Parker and Bobbie Guffy.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Mildred Anderson of Grand Saline; step-children, Johnny Moore, Sr. and wife, Maggie of Grand Saline, Linda Cottrell of Grand Saline, and Tony Moore and wife, Nancy of Rockwall; sister, Thelma Worley of Irving; grandchildren, Johnny Moore, Jr., Jasen Hilton and Clint Hilton and wife, Mary; and four great-great-grandchildren, Johnny Moore III, Clinton Dale Hilton, Matea Hilton and Clay Hilton.
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