Wayne Anderson


Donald Wayne Anderson, age 73, of Magnolia Street, Moorefield, W.Va., passed away Sunday morning, Aug. 5, 2012, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, W.Va. Born Jan. 17, 1939, in Hardy County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Raymond R. Anderson and Mildred M. (Stevens) Anderson Mongold.

A member of the Moorefield Church of Christ, he was also a U.S. Navy veteran, where he served on the USS Coral Sea of the Pacific fleet, where he became a “Golden Shellback.” He had attended WVU School of Forestry and then found his way to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the National Park Service at the White House and Arlington National Cemetery. He was the co-founder of the Ruddle-Anderson Tree Service, which eventually became the Anderson Tree Service of Gaithersburg, Md. He left the business to his sons after 30 years but was a tree expert for over 50 years.

Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Connie K. (Brooks) Anderson; three sons, Jim (wife, Sandra) Anderson of Harrisonburg, Va., David (wife, Danielle) Anderson of Dickerson, Md., and Dustin Anderson of Martinsburg, W.Va.; a daughter, Tamara K. (husband, Tom) Monroe of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; a brother, Ken Anderson of Moorefield, W.Va.; a sister, Kay Funkhouser of Mathias, W.Va.; and three grandchildren, Remy Leigh Anderson, Diesel Wayne Anderson and Racer Roy Anderson.

The funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Fraley Funeral Home Chapel, 107 Washington St., with John Leninger officiating. Interment will follow with military graveside rites accorded by the U.S. Navy and the Moorefield Veterans Honor Guard at the Olivet Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to Camp WAMAVA, P.O. Box 444, Warrenton, VA 20188.

Condolences to the family may be left at Mr. Anderson’s obituary at www.fraleyfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Fraley Funeral Home.