Juanita Lucille Herron Anderson, Class of 1950, passed away July
9.
Her daughter, Emily Anderson Davidson of Owings Mills, Maryland,
phoned me with the sad news today.
Lucille and I got together at the 2015 and 2005 Monongah High
Alumni Banquets in Fairmont. We were born 7 months apart in 1932 during the
Great Depression.
Lucille’s parents were Emma Lowe Herron and Dewey Herron.
Lucille was the last survivor of the five Herron children, four sisters and one
brother.
Brother Jimmie Lemoin Herron, Class of 1946, widower of Dortha
Jean Fleming, Class of 1948, passed away in 2015. He lived in Barrackville.
Dortha died in 2007. Jimmie survived the 1968 Farmington No. 9 mine explosion
that killed 78 miners.
Other siblings were
June Herron Slovekosky, Mildred Herron McNece and Louise HerronerrHH Miller.
Lucille graduated from Fairmont State, where she also got her
master’s degree. She was a teacher at Glen Burnie High School and Bates Junior
High in Annapolis, Maryland till her 1992 retirement. She spent 26 years in the
classrooms of Anne Arundel County.
Lucille was a six-time Worthy Matron of the Annapolis chapter of
the Order of the Eastern Star and Deputy Grand Lecturer of the Grand Chapter of
Maryland for many years.
During 1995-1996, her husband Sam Anderson was Worthy Grand
Patron for the State of Maryland.
Lucille was married to Sam for 63 years. They traveled together
throughout Europe, where Sam spend a lot of time while he worked for IBM, and
the Americas.
They also spent a lot of time in casinos and at concerts, including
those by Kenny Rogers and the Vienna Boys Choir in Austria and enjoyed the
Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany.
Besides Emily their children were Samuel W. Anderson, III of Easton, Maryland and Jennifer
L. Blose of Winchester, Kentucky.
Lucille and Sam have nine grandchildren,
eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
29 of our Class of 1950, which had 45
members, have passed away that I know of. So 16 others apparently still are
alive.
Barbara Jean Bazuk Franklin
Barbara passed away in 2001. She grew up in Carolina. We shared an
uncle from different directions, Steve Kerekes, who married Helen Olesky
Kerekes, sister of my father, John W. Olesky, Sr. She married William Bunner,
then Harold Franklin. She moved to Bluefield to Illinois to Pennsylvania to
Fairmont. She had 2 sons and 8 grandchildren. She graduated from Fairmont State
School of Nursing.
Mary Bienkoski Domico
She was 1 of 8 children of Matthew and Stella Bienkoski. She married
Louie “Scoogum” Domico and had 5 children, 3 grandchildren and 4
great-grandchildren. Mary passed away in 2014. Scoogum also is deceased.
William Birdsell
Bill passed away in 1998 in Ocala. He gained fame in Florida as
a golf course superintendent. His son ran the University of Florida golf course
in Gainesville. Bill married Barbara Spencer Birdsell, daughter of Fairmont
Field Club pro Reggie Spencer of Canada. Barbara also is deceased.
Kathleen Blagg Goldstein
Kathleen passed away in 2009. She was married to David Goldstein.
They lived in Michigan. Kathleen lived in Farmington when she graduated from
Monongah High.
Waldemar “Walter” Brzuzy
Class vice president Walter passed away in 1986 in Beaver, Pennsylvania.
He was a star baseball and basketball player for Monongah High. He ran his
father’s poker games at the PNA Tavern across from Thoburn School. He married
Ruth Ann Butcher Brzuzy. They had 3 children and a granddaughter. Walter had 4
brothers and 2 sisters.
Deloris Butcher
Deloris was on the MHS newspaper staff and played in class
tournaments.
Iris Martin Carpenter
Iris married Bill Carpenter. Iris and Bill had 3 children. Iris
grew up in Monongah. Bill’s siblings were Lonnie Carpenter, James Carpenter and Nancy Carpenter
Tharp, Clinton “Buck” Tharp’s wife.
Martha Jean Carpenter
Martha was on the Black Diamond yearbook staff.
Jim Commodore
Jim passed away in 2014 in Morgantown after living there for
decades. His grandson, Shane Commodore, played football for WVU. Jim played
football, basketball and baseball at Monongah High and was class treasurer.
Anthony DeMary, Jr.
Plumber passed away in 1989. He was part of the facietiously
named Gang That Terrorized Marion County that included me. His siblings are Ann
DeMary Eates, married to Joe Eates, both Class of 1945, and Jimmy DeMary,
another MHS grad.
Theresa Demus
Theresa passed away in 2005. She worked for the federal Food and
Drug Administration for 32 years. She
was known for her healing powers.
Geraldine Fullen Ross
Geraldine married Detroit firefighter Don Ross. They had 2
children, 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. She was 1 of 13 children
of Delbert Fullen and Rose Glover Fullen. She
passed away in Harbor Beach, Michigan in 2017.
Richard Garrett
Richard, from Carolina, was on the Monongah High Student
Council. His nickname was “Tin Ear.” He was MHS friends with the late Jim
Commodore.
Lawrence Godby, Jr.
Sonny was Monongah High student body president and a Marine
fighter pilot who served in Vietnam. His parents were Lawrence and Regina
Godby. His sister, Jackie Godby, also is deceased. Sonny married Carol Yost
Godby, also deceased. They had 2 sons.
Juniata Lucille Herron Anderson
Lucille lived in Maryland and Europe, where her husband Sam
Anderson worked for IBM, before passing away in 2020. They had three children, nine grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Agnes Jean Larry DiLaura
Agnes lived in Michigan and Henderson, Nevada in the shadow of
Las Vegas before she passed away in 2015. She was Power model and owned a
cleaning business in Michigan. She lived in Carolina when she was a Monongah
High majorette. She had 3 children and 4 grandchildren.
Joe Manzo
Joe served his country in Korea. He was on the Monongah High
student council and part of the faceitiously named Gang That Terrorized Marion
County that included me. We roamed the county having fun.
Ann Manuel Richardson
Ann married Air Force veteran George Richardson and moved to
Colorado. She passed away in 2011. They met in Washington while Ann was working
for the government. They had 2 sons.
Virginia Manuel Eddy
Virginia was a Michigan teacher with two children. She
predeceased her sister, Ann Manuel Richardson.
Iris Deloris Martin Carpenter
Iris married Bill Carpenter, brother of Monongah High’s Lonnie Carpenter, James
Carpenter and Nancy Carpenter Tharp, Clinton “Buck” Tharp’s wife. Bill and
Iris’s children are Will Carpenter, Class of 1975, who lives in Fairmont; Doris
Carpenter Rogers, who lives in Charleston; and Amy Carpenter. Iris predeceased
Bill.
Tom Orsini
Navy veteran Tom passed away in 2005 in Titusville, Florida. He widow
is Monongah High grad Peggy Rauer Orsini, Class of 1959. They had 2 children. Tom
played football for Monongah High and taught in Florida schools for more than
30 years.
Bill Pringle
Bill and 1950 grad Arnold Morgan went through Army basic
training together before being stationed in Germany. Bill married Lucille
Minton, the blind date that Duane Harbert, Class of 1951, set up for him. Bill
and Lucille had 4 daughters, 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren and
lived in Ohio.
Paul Rankin
Paul passed away in 1997. He married Sue Stepp of Logan, who
predeceased him. They had 3 sons. Paul lived in Carolina during his MHS days.
Nancy Robinson Saunders
Nancy passed away in 2008. She was an Air Force veteran, Marion
County Board of Education secretary and John Olesky’s Monongah High prom date.
She married Ralph Saunders, also deceased. They had 2 daughters.
Hellen Snider Carpenter
Widow of Paige Carpenter, who passed away
in 2002. She lived in Cottageville, West Virginia. They had 3 children, 3
grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Hellen was 1 of 5 children.
Harold Spragg
Widow Karen Eddy of Fairmont. They lived in
Winchester, Virginia.
Jim “Judge” Starcher
Jim played basketball for Monongah High.
Lyman Wadsworth
Lyman was the son of a preacher man. He was in the junior class
play. He passed away in 1986.
Jim Wimer
Jim’s wife, Carolyn, predeceased him. He cared for his MS victim
wife for 5 years before she passed away. Jim ran a furniture store in Fairmont.
Lucille’s obituary:
Annapolis – Juanita
Lucille Anderson died suddenly on July 9, 2020. Born April 12, 1932, Lucille,
as she was known to most, was 88 years old.
Lucille was born in Monongah, West Virginia to Emma and Dewey S. Herron. She
attended Fairmont State Teacher’s College and obtained a bachelor’s degree and
eventually earned her master’s degree. In 1954, she obtained a teaching
position at Glen Burnie High School. Lucille taught home economics at Bates
Junior High School in Annapolis for most of her teaching career. Lucille
retired from teaching in 1992.
Lucille was a member of Calvery United Methodist Church. In addition, Lucille
was a member and Past President of the Ladies of the Elks, Annapolis Lodge
#622. Lucille was a highly active member of the Annapolis Chapter #46, Order of
the Eastern Star, where she served as Worthy Matron on six occasions. She also
served as the Deputy Grand Lecturer of the Grand Chapter of Maryland for many
years. She enjoyed and treasured the many friendships and experiences as a
result of her service.
Lucille married Samuel W. Anderson, Jr. on May 30, 1957 and they spent 63
wonderful years together. Subsequent to her retirement, Lucille and Sam became
frequent travelers, both in the United States and abroad. She especially
enjoyed the unscripted car trips throughout all of Continental Europe, England
and Scotland. These trips allowed for spur of the moment changes and chance
encounters that often led to amazing experiences. One of Lucille’s favorite and
most memorable was a Christmas Day flight to Iceland, then on to Luxembourg and
a sixteen day driving tour that included New Year’s Eve in Vienna, dining in a
small French restaurant and walking the streets of Vienna with their new found
Viennese friends. This was followed by attending the Boys’ Choir Mass and
Vienna Philharmonic Symphony on New Year’s Day. This particular trip included a
visit to the Chapel where “Silent Night” was written and a walk around the top of
the city walls of Rothenberg, Germany. Lucille and Sam also enjoyed many
cruises including the Caribbean and Hawaiian Islands. Other favorites included
Mexico and cruising on the Mississippi River from New Orleans.
Lucille and Sam also enjoyed visiting casinos and often visited Atlantic City,
Reno, and Las Vegas. In recent years, most of their casino time was spent at
Harrington Raceway and Casino in Harrington, Delaware. As a frequent “flyer”
Lucille and Sam were well known to all the casino’s staff and enjoyed seeing
all of them. They often received “complimentary” trips to the Bahamas, Florida
and Las Vegas and enjoyed attending concerts performed by entertainers such as
Kenny Rogers, Jeff Foxworthy, and others.
Most of all, Lucille enjoyed and loved her family above all else. As a home
economics teacher, Lucille enjoyed and was an amazing cook. Her fudge and
homemade bread are legendary and these recipes will be passed down for
generations to come. She especially enjoyed spending Holidays with the family
(except when she abandoned her children to go to Europe), family dinners and in
the later years, dining out with her family. Lucille was also an avid reader
and Ravens fan.
Lucille is survived by her husband, Samuel W. Anderson, Jr., who will miss her
beyond the expression of words, and her three children, whom she loved dearly,
Emily A. Davidson, Owings Mills, MD, Samuel W. Anderson, III, Easton, MD and
Jennifer L. Blose (Robert), Winchester, KY.
Lucille is survived by nine grandchildren and she loved them all: L. Michael
Davidson, Jr. (Jean), Victoria L. Davidson, Jessica L. Anderson, VA, Jordan S.
Anderson (Taylor), Jenna S. Anderson (Casey Joseph – Fiancé), LCDR Joseph S.
Huck, USN (Alana), HI, Katherine J. Escobosa (Josue), CA, Allison M. Huck, Washington
D.C. and Christopher H. Huck, VA.
Lucille was rarely photographed without an infant in her arms as she is also
survived by eight great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Her
great-grandchildren include Kaitlyn Andercyk, Colton Anderson, Anthony Malloy,
Taylor and Kevin Griffith, Reagan, Samuel, and Lucy Escobosa.
Lucille is also survived by her sister-in-law, Margaret Mary (Peggy) Caldwell
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lucille was preceded in death by her parents and her three sisters and brother.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at
the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater,
MD 21037. There will be a funeral service at the Funeral Home on Thursday, July
16, 2020 at 1 pm followed by a 2:30 interment at the Maryland Veteran’s
Cemetery –Crownsville, 1080 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, MD 21032.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart
Association, the Wounded Warriors Project, or the charity of your choice.
