Paul Norwood Anderson 82 years old, passed away on December 9, 2015 after a brief illness. He had been a resident of Magnolia, Texas since July 2013 after moving from Corpus Christi, Texas and prior to that from Arlington, Texas. He was born on April 9, 1933 in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Terrell high school while living in Terrell Texas. He attended North Texas State for two years and was active in his fraternity. Paul proudly served our great nation and was honorably discharged from the US Army after serving in the Korean War. He received the Good Conduct, Sharpshooter and Expert Sharpshooter Medals. After his service Paul became an entrepreneur, one of his accomplishments he received was to become Top Salesman and Most Improved. Paul is proceeded in death by his parents JT Anderson & step mother Peggy O'Grady Anderson; his mother Muriel Anderson Sutton; Aunt Billie "Nana" Bates & uncle Jack Bates - all of Terrell, TX; and daughter Shannon Henzell of Arlington, TX. He is survived by his loving wife Maria Olga Anderson, his daughter Laci Anderson Unruh & husband Tim of Las Vegas, NV; stepdaughter Irma Hernandez & husband Louis of Houston, TX; step sons Robert Navarro & wife Yvonne of Katy, TX; Roy Navarro & wife Victoria of Magnolia, Tx; Ray Navarro & Francis of Beeville, TX; Manuel Navarro of Brownsville, TX; and 19 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers Jerry Anderson & wife Claire of Whitney, TX; Tommy Anderson & wife Kay of Garland, TX; Bob Anderson & wife Sheri of Westlake, TX; John Peterson of Redmond, OR; sister Maureen Anderson of Roanoke, VA; Memorial Service and Interment will be at: Houston Veteran's National Cemetery 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive Houston, Texas 77038 Phone: 281-447-8686 Map link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/houston+national+cemetery/@29.929581,-95.4502624,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x7360d392569a8462?hl=en The Family would like to give special thanks to the staff at Health South for their care and as well to Martha Chambers and Conrad Clemente of the Tomball VA Clinic. As flowers cannot to be sent to the National Cemetery and in lieu of; the family would like to ask if a donation could be sent to help offset the funeral expenses. If sending via quick pay through Chase please use as recipient - Yvonne Navarro Email address: Yvonne_navarro@sbcglobal.net. If sending a check, please make out to Yvonne Navarro, mailed to: 3418 Single Ridge Way, Katy, Texas 77493. All money collected will be provided to Paul's wife Maria Olga Anderson to offset all costs associated with the funeral. We sincerely thank everyone. May God Bless everyone.
Service Information
December 21, 2015 12:45pm, VA Houston National Cemetery
Details:
Service Extra Info Due to the VA's strict schedule, please plan to arrive no earlier than 12:30 pm
Interment Details
VA Arlington National Cemetery