Mabel Anderson

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Mabel Morgan Anderson, 84, Kannapolis, died Dec. 13, 2006, at Magnolia Gardens, Spencer, after four years of declining health.

Born April 29, 1922, in Rowan County, Mrs. Anderson was a daughter of the late John Levi and Mary Gaskey Morgan.

She retired after 47 years in the Sewing Room of Cannon Mills Plant 1.

A member of North Kannapolis Baptist Church, she and her husband enjoyed serving as greeters. She was active in her Sunday school class and had served as a Cub Scout leader in earlier years.

In earlier times, she was a member of her husband’s Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, in the Women’s Auxiliary, and had served as president of the Woodrow Wilson School PTA.

Her husband of 59 years, Jack M. Anderson, died on Oct. 23, 2002.

Survivors include son Barry Anderson, Kannapolis; daughter Glenna Moore, Kannapolis; brother Carl Morgan, Salisbury; and four grandchildren.

A service was held Saturday (Dec. 16, 2006) at North Kannapolis Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Coy Privette. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Whitley’s Funeral Home was in charge.

Memorials: North Kannapolis Baptist Church, 312 Locust St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.