Edward J. "Andy" Anderson was born March 7, 1924 in Boone, Iowa. He was the son of John and Ann Anderson. He married Virginia E. Stutler on April 3, 1958 in Ocaia, Florida. He was a consumer finance agent, employed with AVCO Financial Services for thirty-two years. He retired as vice president in the insurance division. He was a United States Air Force Veteran of World War II and lived in Irvin, California prior to moving to Gassville, Arkansas in 1989. Mr. Anderson was a member of the Lions Club and a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church. Edward J. "Andy" Anderson passed away at Baxter Regional Medical Center on June 28, 2005, at the age of 81 years, 3 months and 21 days. Survivors: Two daughters, Jo Ellen Anderson of San Diego, California, and Janet Sue Cregger of Mission Viejo, California; brother, Robert W. Anderson of Mitchell, South Dakota; uncle, Edwin Anderson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and two grandchildren Preceded in Death by: Parents and a sister Visitation: 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, July 1, 2005 at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Funeral: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2005 at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kenneth Paglauer officiating. Burial: Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery