Obituary for
Mildred Ballinger Anderson
Mildred Ballinger Anderson age 95 of Florence, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016. Graveside services are scheduled to be held at Oddfellow Cemetery on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. in Madisonville, Kentucky.
She grew up in Madisonville, Kentucky, and graduated from Western Kentucky University. She chose Florence, AL, as her home for 44 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bailey Anderson; son, Edwin Anderson and her parents, John and Betty Ballinger.
Mildred is survived by daughters Patricia Chesnut (Ron) of Greeneville, TN, and Elizabeth Medaris (Jere), of Florence, AL. Grandchildren; Amy Moon (Eric), Alex Chesnut (Sarah), Sophis Fulcher (Mac), Matthew Medaris, Jeremy Medaris, Joshua Medaris, and Bailey Anderson (Amber). Great-grandchildren; Abby Chesnut, Alexandria Chesnut, Lilly McArthur, Eli McArthur, Grayson Anderson and former daughter-in-law, Snow Anderson.
Mildred enjoyed singing, playing the piano, painting, reading, walking, picking up sticks in the yard. She compiled the Shoals Southern Heritage Cookbook; volunteered at the Kennedy Douglas Center and Riverbend Mental Health Center; traveled throughout the Middle East, Europe, the United States, and Mexico; taught Latin to high school students and Sunday school to twelve year old girls. She lovingly and happily cared for all of our dogs and cats and horses and ducks. And she treasured her Sunday school class taught by Dr. Harold Parker at the First Baptist Church of Florence.
She took devoted care of us. She was a faithful servant to the end who liked to sing “Because He Lives.”
If I may borrow from Genesis 25:8, “And Mildred breathed her last and died in a ripe old age, an old woman and satisfied with life; and she was gathered to her people.”
Thank you to Mikki, Hattie, and Debbie at Mitchell Hollingsworth.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church, Florence, AL, 35630, or HASRA, 306 Knights Bridge Road, Florence, AL, 35630 (animal rescue).
