Robert Paul Anderson

1923 - 2009  (85 years)

• Name	Robert Paul Anderson
  Birth	3 Dec 1923	Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA; lived in Overland Park, Johnson Co., KS
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Feb 2009	Olathe, Johnson Co., KS; burial: Johnson Co., Mem. Gardens, KS
  Person ID	I0721	forneyclark
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ann Mitchell,   b. 20 Jun 1924, Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA; lived in Overland Park, Johnson Co., KS d. 6 Jun 2010, Olathe, Johnson Co., KS; burial: Johnson Co., Mem. Gardens, KS (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F0219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2025

  
  

• Photos		Mitchell, Margaret Ann (1924-2010) & Robert Paul Anderson (1923-2009) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Margaret Ann Mitchell Anderson & Robert Paul Anderson came from Dignity Memorial at http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Margaret-Anderson&lc=2522&pid=143500507&mid=4281898
  		Anderson, Robert Paul (1923-2009) & Margaret Ann Mitchell (1924-2010) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Robert Paul Anderson & Margaret Ann Mitchell Anderson & came from Dignity Memorial at http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Margaret-Anderson&lc=2522&pid=143500507&mid=4281898

  
  

  Documents

  Mitchell, Elmer Ellsworth (1893-1975) & Goldia Mae Robbins Barton (1902-1989): Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell's Letter and Notes Concerning Belch Family History Letter and notes concerning Belch Family history was written on March 28, 1962 by Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell in Versailles, MO, and sent to Goldia Mae Robbins Barton in Clarks Hill, IN. Letters and notes came from Betty Colleen Barton Forney.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Betty Colleen Barton Forney: Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell of Versailles, MO, in a personal letter to Goldia Mae Robbins Barton, dated March 28, 1962: Robert P. and Margaret Ann Mitchell Anderson lived in Overland Park, Kansas. Name, date, & place Source: Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JGPZ-BY4 Robert P Anderson, "United States Social Security Death Index" given name: Robert middle name: P surname: Anderson name suffix: birth date: 3 December 1923 state: Iowa last place of residence: Johnson, Kansas event date: 17 February 2009 age: 86 Source: Kansas City Star: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary-preview.aspx?n=robert-paul-anderson&pid=124368226&referrer=1164 First 25 of 488 words: Robert Paul Anderson, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at Aberdeen Village in Olathe, Kan. He was born in Centerville, Iowa.... Source: Dignity Memorial: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Margaret-Anderson&lc=2522&pid=143500507&mid=4281898 McGilley & Hoge Johnson County Memorial Chapel In Memory of Margaret A. Anderson June 20, 1924 - June 6, 2010 Obituary: Margaret Ann Anderson, age 85, passed away Sunday, June 6th, 2010, at Aberdeen Village in Olathe, Kansas. She was born Margaret Ann Mitchell in Centerville, Iowa, on June 20, 1924, to Etta Kerby Mitchell and Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell. She was married to Robert Paul Anderson who passed away on February 17, 2009. {SENTENCE OMITTED.} Margaret graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa in 1942. She attended nursing school at Iowa Lutheran, graduating in 1945. She served in the Cadet Nursing Corp for six months. She was assigned to Winter General Hospital in Topeka, KS while Bob was serving in the Army Air Corp as a bombardier. After Margaret and Bob were married they returned to Iowa. While Bob completed his law degree at the University of Iowa, Margaret worked as a hospital nurse and later for a private physician. In 1950 they moved to Overland Park where Bob began his law practice. Margaret was then a homemaker, dedicated volunteer, devoted wife, and loving mother. Margaret and Bob were charter members of Brookridge Country Club. Margaret was a long time Brookridge Ladies' Bowling League member. She also volunteered for many years as a coordinator at Brookridge swim meets and as an election worker in Johnson County. Bob and Margaret loved fishing at the Lake of the Ozarks and at their lake home in Baudette, MN. They enjoyed farming at their small acreage in Centerville, KS. Margaret was an avid Kansas Jayhawk fan, holding football season tickets for over 40 years. Margaret was a member of Johnson County Young Matrons. Through her affiliation with JCYM she was a long time volunteer at Bethany Medical Center in the surgery waiting room. She was also a member of Kansas City Delta Pi Chapter of Lambda Tau Delta social sorority. Margaret served as chapter president to PEO Chapter AV of Kansas City, Missouri, from 1987-1989; she held several other offices with her chapter. [SURVIVORS OMITTED] Visitation will be Sunday, June 20, 2010, 1:00 p.m. at McGilley & Hoge Chapel, 8024 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, Kansas. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at McGilley & Hoge Chapel. A private family burial service will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the PEO Chapter AV Centennial Scholarship. Checks should be made to 'PEO Foundation' and mailed to Marla Harper, 15145 Linden, Leawood, KS, 66224. Please join us in celebrating Margaret's life by visiting her online memorial at mcgilleyhogememorialchapel.com