J. William Anderson Jr.

b. 23 June 1925, d. 30 May 2006
  • J. William Anderson Jr. was born on 23 June 1925.
  • He married Margaret Catherine King, daughter of Francis W. King and Edna May DeVine, on 29 June 1946 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at St. John's Evangelical Church.
  • The following appeared on 7 July 1996 in The Buffalo News: Mr. and Mrs. J. William Anderson of Getzville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with gathering of family and friends in the Swormville Fire Hall. Anderson and Margaret C. King were married June 29, 1946, in St. John's Evangelical Church, Buffalo.He is a retired detective for the Amherst Police Department. The couple has two children, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
  • Margaret Catherine King became a widow at his death.
  • J. William Anderson Jr. died on 30 May 2006 at age 80 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at Millard Fillmore Hospital.
  • The following appeared on 7 June 2006 in the Amherst Bee: Services for J. William Anderson were held Saturday, June 3 in Dengler and Roberts Funeral Home.
         Mr. Anderson, 80, a retired Amherst police detective, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006, in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst.
         Born in Buffalo, Mr. Anderson was a graduate of Riverside High School. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II.
         After the war, he worked as a truck driver for King Fuel Oil and Moving Company until 1960.
         Mr. Anderson began work as a police officer with the Amherst Police Department in 1961. He became a detective in 1969 and retired in 1987.
         He was an avid ice fisherman and hunter whom friends counted on as camp cook. He also remained active as secretary of the Getzville Volunteer Fire Company and was a board member for the Ransom Creek Community Church.
         Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife of 59 years, the former Margaret C. King; one son, Amherst Highways Superintendent Robert N; three sisters, Elsie Morin of Saranac Lake, Audrey Watts of North Tonawanda and Marilyn Olean of Lockport; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
  • Last Edited: 7 Feb 2013

Family: Margaret Catherine King b. 28 July 1926, d. 18 August 2008