Homer and Arliss Walters Anderson

WALTERS, ANDERSON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen - volunteer (email)
Date: 1/31/2016 at 14:55:50

ANTHON IOWA
1888-1988

Homer and Arliss Walters Anderson, page 319-20

Homer was born on a farm 4 miles east and 1 mile south of Anthon, in March of 1923. He is the son of Neils and Marie Madsen Anderson. Both Neils and Marie were born in Denmark. Neils, in 1883 and Marie in 1886. Marie died in 1935 and Neils later married Eunice McCory in 1937. She helped raised Kenneth and Homer. There were three other brothers Holgar, Paul and Neils Jr. Neils Sr. died in 1973. He and Marie are buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Anthon, Iowa.

Arliss was born at Ute, Iowa to Wilbert and Margaret Christensen Walters in January of 1923. Herparents were born at Castana and Ute and are buried in the Ute cemetery. Arliss has an older brother Robert and a younger sister Zona Walters Christain. The Walters moved from Ute to a farm south of Anthon in 1941and Homer met Arliss in 1946.

After Homer spent a short time in the army, they were married on December 26, 1947 at the Anthon Church of Christ. They started farming in 1948 on the Peter Jensen farm just across the road from where Homer was born.

Homer attended school at the Banner Independent School for eight years. In 1983 he went to Western Iowa Tech in Sioux City, Iowa and got his High School diploma.

Arliss went to a country school near Ute and then attended high school in Ute. She attended beauty school in Sioux City, Iowa at Stewarts.

We farmed on the Jansen farm for 13 years, where 3of our children were born. Roger, now of Sioux City, Cindy Owen’s of Hubbard, Nebraska and Jerri of Sioux City, Iowa.

We had a farm sale in 1961 and moved to Anthon to the old Harshfield property. Arliss hung up her sign and had her shop in our home. I did carpenter work for a few years and then in 1962. John Fundermann and I bought a backhoe. After a year I went at it alone am still at it.

In 1964 I bought Merritt Weathers farm west of Anthon. I farmed it for several years. Then Harold and Lucille Buettner helped me with it.

Ronald Hayworth farms it for me now along with the Walters place.

Arliss continued with the Beauty Shop until her health forced her to retire in 1977. Eunice Hill Clause helped her in 1966 when our youngest girl was born. In March 1978 Arliss passed away and is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery.

I was privileged to serve on the Anthon City Council for two years 1971-72 filling out a vacated term.

I have three granddaughters, Becky and Kelly Deitloff of Hubbard, Nebraska and Diana Marie Anderson of Sioux City, Iowa.

By Homer Anderson