Layton D. Anderson, 63, of Blair, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Country Bible Church in Blair, with a graveside service at the Blair Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, with a prayer service held at 7 p.m.

Layton Dean Anderson was born Dec. 11, 1944, in Bancroft to Harold L. and Lavera (Grafe) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bancroft. He attended school at Bancroft grade school and then junior high in Craig. From 1965 to 1967, he served his country as a soldier in the United States Army. After the service, he worked for Sheets Construction. In 1969, he began working for the Nebraska Department of Roads. He worked for NDOR until 2000, when he had to stop working due to his battle with cancer.

On August 14, 1971, he was united in marriage to Betty Lorsch.

Mr. Anderson loved fishing and woodworking. He loved "dinking," as he called it, on many projects in his day. He was very active in the Relay For Life and in 2002, he was the Honorary Survivor.

He is survived by his wife, Betty, of Blair; daughter and son-in-law, Misty and Steve Rushlow; mother, Lavera; brothers and sisters, Wanda Puffer and Harry Anderson, both of Craig, Judy and Clark Smith of Omaha, Bud and Mary Anderson of Richland, Mo., Gerry and Lucille Anderson of Louisville, Ky., Jane and Bob Anderson of Rock Springs, Wyo., Jim and Joyce Anderson of Norfolk, Janice and Don Paulson of Oxford, Connie and Chuck Delp of Rock Springs, Wyo., and Lesa and Robert Parker of Fremont; in-laws, Darlene and Franklin Young and Janet and Dick Sederburg, all of Blair; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Layton D. Anderson

Born December 11, 1944 Bancroft, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest August 18, 2008 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Services 10:30 A.M. Saturday, August 23, 2008 Country Bible Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Gerry Anderson; Pastor Dale Donnelly. Pianist: Juanita Allen. Vocalists: Shari Griffin, Kim Hall.

Casket Bearers: Kent Puffer, Wes Puffer, Quenton Paulson, Ed Dishong, Jeff Young, Rick Sederburg, Cory Duckworth, Joe Leonard

Honorary Casket Bearers: Kevin Hindley, Stan Frye, Steve Halsey, Jeremy Stammer, Don Warner, Lee Limbach

Military Graveside Services: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

~~~ Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

(veteran)

FindaGrave #113533794