Barbara Anderson

Barbara Anderson, 92,  of Sullivan, passed away at her home on October 22, 2022. She was born in Sullivan County on July 21,1930, to the late Cecil Willam and Pansy Broderick Crooks.  She was a graduate of Sullivan High School class of 1948.  Barbara worked for Sullivan County as Auditor, Clerk and Treasurer for many years. She currently was office manager for Anderson Optical . She was a long time member of the First Christian Church , Sullivan American Legion Auxiliary, Elks Auxiliary Lodge 911 and  Women of Indiana Democrats. She enjoyed spending time with her loving family and her visits to the Newsstand to visit with friends, and she made the world’s best Carmel's! She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jack Anderson, whom she married in 1950 and siblings, John Crooks, George Crooks, Mary Dollahan,  Betty Keene (Francis), Josephine Hart (Charles),  Rose Heck (Jimmy) and daughter in-law Susan Colo Anderson,  and brother in-law Rex Doyle.

She is survived by her sons, Steven R. Anderson (Jill) Mike Anderson both of Sullivan, siblings , James (Nancy) Crooks, Dick (Verna) Crooks, Jane Doyle, brother in-law Steve Dollahan, her grandchildren, Steven C. Anderson (Amy), Stacy Walton (Garrick), Kelly Odom (Jeff); great grandchildren, Jacquline Anderson (fiancé David Horsley), Mylie and Brodie Walton, Ginger and Levi Odom.

Services for Barbara will be at the graveside at 11:00 a.m. on  Friday  October 28, 2022, at Center Ridge Cemetery,  with pastor David Cox officiating. Holmes Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the  arrangements.