Grace Elaine Anderson

July 24, 1931 - February 20, 2019

Grace Elaine Anderson of Salem, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 87. Grace was born on July 24, 1931 in Dent County to the late Buford N. and Zelda (Cox) Warden. Miss Grace Elaine Warden was united in marriage to Lowell Anderson on February 26, 1949, this union was blessed with four children. They spent 65 years together before Lowell passed in 2014. Grace was a member of the Pleasant Union United Baptist Church, in Black, Missouri. She really enjoyed visiting with people, when she became involved with genealogy it gave her more reasons to meet people that she might not have know in the past, but would now be a piece in her family roots. She had passion for people and care-taking went hand in hand and for many years she worked as a home health care assistant. She enjoyed doing embroidery work in the evenings. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and friend to all, she will be greatly missed by those that knew and loved her. Grace Elaine Anderson is survived by her children, Pamela Anderson and partner Julie Procter, of Kirkwood, MO, Marilyn Morrison and husband Dale, of Byrnes Mill, MO, William Anderson and friend Connie Riggins, of Salem, MO, and Janet Swiney and husband Steve, of Salem, MO; sister-in-law, Norma Warden, of Salem, MO; grandchildren, Timothy Anderson, Olivia Kostadimas, Jeremiah Anderson, Marcy Voss, Benjamin Anderson, Spencer Anderson-Procter, and Connor Anderson-Procter; 10 great-grandchildren, a host of extended family and friends. In addition to her parents, Grace was preceded in death by her husband Lowell; sister, Ruby Medlock; brother, Buford Warden ; two infant grand-daughters. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 25, 2019 at the Salem Chapel of the James & Gahr Mortuary with Pastor Dennis Burns officiating. Internment will be at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held at the Chapel on Sunday, February 24, 2019 from 4-6PM.