Virgil L. Anderson, age 80 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Friday July 20, 2007 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 10:00 AM at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with visitation one hour before the service. Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Twin Lakes Hospice or the USS Slater Destroyer Escort Navy Museum, Albany, New York and may be left at the funeral home.

Virgil was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a W.W. II veteran of the U.S. Navy serving on the USS Gustafson DE-182. He worked as a mechanic. He was a forty one year member of the Clinton Elks and a member of D.E.S.A.

Virgil is survived by his wife, Winnie of the home, two sons, Terry and wife Bonnie of Elkton, Missouri, and Tim and wife Trudy of Clinton, two grandchildren Lacey and Jesse and two sisters Helen Garrett of Holden, Missouri and Barbara Chapman and husband Mickey of Clinton, and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.