Mr. Luther "Junior" Franklin Anderson Jr

Mr. Luther Franklin "Junior" Anderson Jr. age 84, of Jefferson, NC died on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson. Mr. Anderson was born on July 19, 1929 in Creston, NC to Luther Franklin and Jenny Johnson Anderson. Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Jimmy Lee Anderson. He graduated from Riverview High School and entered the U.S. Navy as a sea bee during the Korean War. He attended Clevinger College graduating with a degree in business administration. Mr. Anderson then went to work for the State of North Carolina. He was employed by the NC Prison Department as a Sergeant of Guards. Later he transferred to the highway department. In 1965 he went to work for the NC Forest Service. Mr. Anderson was instrumental in starting the Christmas Tree Industry in Ashe County and was one of the first tree growers. He retired in 1989 after 31 years of dedicated service with the Forest Service. After retirement he remained active in the Christmas Tree Industry, he also served for 22 years on the Board of Aldermen for the Town of Jefferson and served on the North Carolina Forest Advisory Council from 1993-2013. He was a member of Mount Jefferson Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 2:00 pm at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Pastor Keith Casey, Rev. Steve Goss and Rev. John Duvall. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens with Military Rites.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Badger Funeral Home.

Mr. Anderson is survived by: his wife of 52 years, Ina Ruth Campbell Anderson, son, John Norman Anderson of Portland, OR, two sisters, Mary Nell Simmons of West Jefferson, Virginia Ruth Robinson of Brandy Wine, MD, grandson, Jakob Anderson. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to, Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church, PO Box 388, Jefferson, NC 28640 or to Hospice of Wilkesboro, 920 West D Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome.com.

Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mr. Anderson's arrangements.