Mrs. Lee Hildebrand Anderson

Eula Lee Hildebrand Anderson, 94, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, N.C. after a brief illness. Lee was born on December 7, 1920 in the George Hildebrand community of Burke County, N.C. A daughter of the late Roland Robert Hildebrand and Betty Reynolds Hildebrand, she married Jack C. Anderson of Hickory, N.C. in 1940. Jack and Lee ran Jack’s Soda Shop in downtown Hickory prior to WWII. After Jack’s service with the Army Air Corps during WWII he began a career in the mortgage loan and insurance business in Hickory. In 1955 this career led their family of five to Asheville, N.C. where Jack owned and operated The Anderson Company for more than thirty years. Both Jack and Lee were active in the business community of Asheville through the Home Builders Association, the Asheville Board of Realtors, the Asheville Merchants Association, the Mortgage Bankers Association of the Carolinas, and the Sertoma Club of Asheville. Lee served as the secretary for the Sertoma Wives Club in the 1960s. While their children were still at home Lee was a dedicated mother and homemaker. She was known as a wonderful Southern cook and hostess. Lee was a volunteer at St. Joseph’s Hospital and served as the chairperson of the Ashevittle’s Cookbook, published by the St. Joseph’s Guild in the ‘60s. Lee worked with Jack in his business for many years. When Jack retired in the early ‘80s, Lee started babysitting with local families. She lovingly kept children for over twenty one years. She was an accomplished bridge player and bowler, and loved to dance. She was an avid reader and enjoyed knitting until her recent illness. Lee was a member of First Baptist Church of Asheville for almost sixty years. After a fall in 2011, she moved to Walnut Ridge Assisted Living in Walnut Cove, N.C. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Jack C. Anderson and her sisters, Clara H. Giraud and Pearl H. Carswell, both of Valdese, N.C. Lee is survived by sons Robert “Bob” Anderson (Norma) of Roswell, NM; David Anderson (Kathy) of Riverton, NJ; daughter, Patti Dunlap (Durwood) of Walnut Cove, N.C.; sister-in-law, Margaret Jenkins of Longmont, CO; two grandsons, four granddaughters, two great granddaughters, two great grandsons and several loving cousins, nieces and nephews. A cryptside service will be held at 2:30PM on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Lewis Memorial Park with Reverend Eddie Morgan officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00PM until 2:00PM at Morris Funeral Home, 304 Merrimon Avenue on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to First Baptist Church, 5 Oak Street, Asheville, N.C. 28801 or First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 552, Walnut Cove, N.C. 27052. The family would like to thank Walnut Ridge Assisted Living, the 7th and 8th floor doctors and staff of Forsyth Medical Center, and Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, for the kind, compassionate and loving care extended to Lee and her family. We would also like to thank the First Baptist Church of Walnut Cove, N.C for the ministry and love they have provided for Lee and the family. Lee loved Asheville, “The Land of the Sky”. She is home.

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Mrs. Lee Hildebrand Anderson

December 7, 1920 - April 1, 2015