Charles Raymond Anderson

Charles Raymond Anderson, 72, of Cairo, and formerly of Mounds, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at Heartland Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born on Aug. 3, 1937, in Madison, Wis., the son of Julius Raymond Anderson and Lizzette R. Riggert Anderson.

Mr. Anderson was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Villa Ridge. He was a retired manager of real estate and apartment buildings.

He was preceded in death by his parents and by a son, Richard Norman Anderson.

Survivors include four sons, Raymond Anderson of Clarksville, Tenn., Roger Eric Anderson of Florida, Charles R. Anderson Jr. of California and Kenneth Anderson of Beaver Dam, Wis.; two daughters, Kari Massey of Dublin, Ohio, and Lizzette Anderson of California; two sisters, Georgia Stansbury and Gean Englewood of Denver, Colo.; a dear friend, Kathy Lee of Mounds; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

At Mr. Anderson’s request, his body has been donated to the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale.

Memorial services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Shiloh Baptist Church in Villa Ridge with the Rev. Larry Miller officiating.

Memorials can be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association, Midwest Chapter, 2050 Pfingsten Road, Suite 127, Glenview, Ill. 60026-1391.

Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge was in charge of arrangements.