William Anderson

Obituary William Anderson, 94, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away at VA Medical Center on August 15, 2018. William was born November 21, 1923, in Neelyville, Missouri, and has been a resident of Kansas City, Missouri for more than 70 years. He retired from KCMO Water Department as an Auto Mechanic. Later he worked at Johnson County YMCA as a Maintenance Worker. William has been a member of Covenant Presbyterian for several years. During his active years he worked in different ministries. During his later years, in spite of being confined to a wheelchair, he enjoyed attended Sunday School and morning worship as he rolled (or was assisted in being rolled) down the church aisles. He grew up in Neelyville, Missouri. As a preteen he learned to build his own bicycles. When he became a young man, he would find old cars that were not working, and by trial and error find a way to get them operating like a smooth machine. This was truly a God given talent that he developed over the years without receiving any formal mechanical training. In the late 1960’s, he opened his own auto mechanic shop. He knew how to repair any vehicle. In the 1970’s he decided that he wanted to fly air planes. He attended aircraft school and was successful in obtaining a Pilot’sLlicense. During World War II he served in the US Airforce. So, who knows, maybe he received some preliminary flight training during that time. He was preceded in death by his mother, grandmother, Henrietta Gaines; a sister Alberta Anderson Whitehead; second wife, Doris Peniston Anderson. William Anderson leave two sons to mourn his passing, Reverend William T. Anderson (wife, Gail), Muskegon, Mi.; Dennis O. Anderson (wife Veretta), Kansas City; three daughters: Bonnie Anderson McKelvy, K.C.; Martha D. Graham, K.C., and Deborah L. Anderson Alexander, Las Vegas; grandchildren; great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Funeral Services for William Anderson will be held on Saturday, August 25, 11:00 a.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 5931 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64130, Visitation will be from 10: 00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Church. Interment, Twelve Gates Memorial Cemetery, Raytown, Mo. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of William Anderson, please visit our floral store. Read More

William Anderson

November 23, 1923 - August 15, 2018