Funeral services to honor the life of Mrs. Anders will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be prior to the service from 11:30 until 1:00 PM at the mortuary. Burial will be at Liberty Memorial Gardens.
Mary Ellen Rhodes Anders, 84, of 409 Jule Merck Road, passed away peacefully Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Pickens, she was the widow of W.O. “Bill” Anders and a daughter of the late J.B. Rhodes and the late Nora Whitlock Rhodes Kelly Herd. She was retired from Central Textiles and was a member of Calumet Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Faye Lyda(Mike) of Central; 2 sons, Joe Bill Anders (Peggy) and Douglas Anders,all of Central; 6 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents she was predeceased by four brothers, DeWhitt, Martin, and Olin Rhodes, and Jack Kelly.
The family will be at the home of Mike and Faye Lyda, 563 Robinson Bridge Road, Central. Memorial messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.