| Elton B. Anderson,
Jr. "Andy" is a Brenham native, having attended Brenham High School
and Blinn College. He began his career with Brenham Memorial Chapel
in 1970, serving as a funeral attendant. He received his funeral service
education from Commonwealth College of Sciences and received his license
in 1973. The Anderson family acquired Brenham Memorial Chapel in 1977
from its original owners Edward and Annie Gall. Elton is a life long
member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where he served on the financial
council. He is a member of: the Brenham Rotary Club, being a Paul Harris
Fellow; Hospice Brazos Valley Board of Directors; the Texas Polled Hereford Association;
and the American Hereford Association. He is also a former member of
the Brenham Volunteer Fire Department where he also served as secretary-treasurer
and was named 1975 Fireman of the Year. Elton is a former president
of the Washington County Little League Association, former director
of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and a former committee
chairman of Boy Scout Troop 577.
Karen Anderson was born Karen Schwartz
in Brenham, Texas and was educated at South Houston High School and
San Jacinto College in Pasadena. She is a 1976 graduate of the University
of Texas School of Nursing in Houston. She returned to Brenham in 1976
working as a registered nurse at Bohne Memorial Hospital (presently
Trinity Medical Center) and later at the Brenham Clinic Association
up until 1995. In 1998, she entered Commonwealth Institute of Funeral
Service and received her funeral director’s license in 2000. Karen is
a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she serves
on the church council and serves on the
Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village Advisory Council. She is also a
member of Washington County A&M Mothers' Club.
Elton and Karen have three sons: Matthew,
who is married to Jennifer Gessner Anderson, both graduates of Sam Houston State University;
William, a recent graduate of Texas A&M University; and Brian, a sophomore at Texas A&M
University.
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