Edith Mae Anderson
 
  Edith Mae Anderson, 84, of Weiser, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday Nov. 14, 2006 in Weiser. Edith was born on July 13, 1922 in Sisson, Calif., the daughter of Silas and Gertrude Scalf Jordan. Edith married Elvin Anderson on Nov. 5, 1939. He was killed in Iwo Jima March of 1945. To this union two daughters, Sharon and Elva and son, Elvin were born. She married Don Anderson on June 30, 1947 and to this union two sons, Don and Darrell were born. Don passed away in 1991.
  Edith grew up in northern California during the Depression years frequently moving with her family from logging camp to logging camp. This partly explains why she enjoyed the permanence she found when she married Don and moved to their small farm on the Weiser Flat in 1951 and into town in 1966. She worked for various Weiser businesses including the Golden Eagle Grill, Stoneman´s Weiser Bakery, the Washington Hotel and for many years in the toy land department of Kings Variety Store.
  She loved kids and this job let her watch many of Weiser´s youngsters grow. Edith was an active and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She had a way with fussy babies that made parents wonder what her magic was.
  She loved family gatherings and the bigger the better. Edith had a fantastic memory for people, not just faces and names but where they lived, what they enjoyed and who they were related to by blood and by marriage.
  People were important to her as evidenced by her many longtime friends, including her friend, Sally Bower, who attended her to the end. Edith is survived by her children, Sharon Sprague (Chuck) of Burbank, Wash.., Elva Fischer (Dennis) of Nampa, Idaho., and Don Anderson (Shelley) of Weiser; sister, Marie Street (Dale) of Dorris, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Chris Anderson of Weiser; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
  Edith was preceded in death by her mother, father, a sister, step father, George Turner, husband, Elvin Anderson and their son, Little Elvin; her husband of 44 years, Don Anderson and their son, Darrell.
  A Special Thanks to her friends that stopped by for visits and to Doris Powell of Heart-n-Home Hospice. Visitation will be held on Friday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Thomason Funeral Home.
  Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 at 11 a.m. at Thomason Funeral Home with interment to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.thomasonfuneralhome.com .
  Published in the Idaho Statesman on 11/17/2006.
  Contributed by Tracy McKinsey, (Edith's granddaughter). tmckinsey%&$#micron.com
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