Anne Marie Anderson

Anne M. Anderson, 80, of Waco died Friday, September 11th.

Mrs. Anderson was born July 24, 1946 in Tuscan, Arizona to Fred Rickett and Liz Applehanz. She attended Kendrick Elementary for the first three years of primary school. One of her favorite memories was playing in the surf at Ocean Beach, California. She graduated Santa Ana Valley High School in southern California in 1964. She first married Gary L. Short in 1966, their children were Elizabeth and Jacqulyn.

In 1982 after meeting a tall man from Africa, they were married after 13 days. Together they lived in Jacksonville, Florida; Portland, Oregon; Denver, Colorado; Pasadena, California; Veneta, Oregon and Waco, Texas; James and Anne were married 43 years.

In college she studied art and history. She enjoyed reading books of any type. Her hobbies included quilting, crocheting, and drawing, Kids and adults were her world. Not only could she listen, but she could tell wonderful stories. Disneyland was her playground. Anne loved to listen to music and sing along with Neil Diamond, Jimmy Buffett, at Christmas she would sing a Christmas tree choir. Anne enjoyed her work as a Starbucks Coffee Manager. She had dreams of being an archaeologist, traveling to New York City and Rome. She is now soaring to worlds unknown with her maker, Jesus Christ.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Bill Rickett; half-sister, Janine Priante; grand-daughter, Tara Miller; and her dachshund, Nicki.

She is survived by her husband, James; her daughters, Elizabeth and Jacqulyn; her grandchildren, Danielle, Stephanie, David O., and Jeff; great-grandchildren, Cami, Chris, David M., Dominick, Addelynn, Jax, and Lana; her sister, Carol Coats; half-sister, Fredie Abbott; sister-in-law, Char Suitor; as well as numerous nieces and nephews, many friends, and so many cousins.