Homer W. Anderson
Homer W. Anderson, 86, of New Market died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Anderson was born and raised in Middletown, N.Y. He was a certified public accountant. He worked for public accounting firms in New York City and was an audit manager for the U.S. General Accounting Office in Washington, D.C. for 25 years. After retiring from the GAO in 1972, he practiced public accounting until 1982, when he moved to New Market, Va. He was a Boy Scout and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at age 14.

During World War II, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a warrant officer and during the Korean War as a captain. During the Vietnam War, he was stationed in Saigon, Vietnam as chief of the GAO Saigon Office.

Mr. Anderson was an honorary member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He was past president and treasurer of the New Market Rotary Club and past treasurer of the Sunset Drive United Methodist Church in Broadway. He was also on the Board of the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival for several years.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Shirley B. Anderson.

The Rev. Jeff Butcher will conduct a memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Sunset Drive United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends in the social hall following the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the New Market Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 399, New Market, Va. 22844, RMH Home Health Care, 235 Cantrell Ave., Harrisonburg, Va. 22801, or RMH Hospice, 235 Cantrell Ave., Harrisonburg, Va.

Arrangements are by the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway. His body was cremated.
Homer W. Anderson

The memorial service for Homer W. Anderson has been canceled for today. The service will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Sunset Drive United Methodist Church.