Margaret Freeman Anderson
November 11, 1930 ~ December 16, 2015
Resided in:
Greenville, SC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Margaret Estelle Freeman Anderson, 85, of Asheville, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015.
Margaret was born November 11, 1930 in Bat Cave, NC, to the late Boyce and Estelle Freeman. She graduated from Memorial Mission Hospital
School of Nursing in 1953. Later that year she met and married Ralph Anderson of Taylor, WI, while he was stationed at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, DC. The family lived in Wyoming, Florida, North Carolina and Illinois before moving
to Asheville in 1986.
Margaret worked for 53 years as a registered nurse in Veteran's Administration hospitals in Illinois and NC before retiring in 2012 at the age of 80.
Margaret is survived by three children, Mary Strom, Matthew Anderson and Paul Anderson; four grandchildren, Melissa Strom, Andrew Strom, Jacob Anderson and William Anderson, all of Greenville, SC; and two sisters, Elizabeth Hall and JoAnn Surratt. She is preceded in death by her husband, her son Mark and her grandson Isaiah.
Margaret was an active member of the Alumni Committee of the Mission Belles, the alumni association of the Mission Hospital School of Nursing. She attended the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Greenville, SC.
A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Groce Funeral Home Chapel on Tunnel Road. Burial will follow at the Conner Family Cemetery . The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mission Foundation Nursing Scholarship Fund, PO Box 5363, Asheville, NC, 28813-5363.
Margaret will be missed by all that worked with her
I worked at the VA and knew Margaret for many years. She always represented what a VA Nurse stands for. Margaret took care of her nite nurses! Even though I didn’t work nites she always gave me a gift of a nurse pin at Christmas. She never forgot me! And Margaret will truly be missed by all!
Margaret was a wonderful nurse, friend, and family member. Family meant a lot to her as was evident with the love she showed our mother Aileen through the years. When mother was so sick after brain surgery Margaret would be at the hospital to see her and take care of her. Later mother would look for her cards from Margaret. Truly a loving caring cousin my family loved. Praying for you at this time. Thank you for sharing your mom with all those she came in contact with. Heaven has received an angel and God bless you all.
Love, Billy, Mackie, & Jeff. (Sinclair)
Margaret was our night shift Nursing Coordinator for many years at the Charles George VAMC in Asheville. She was a lovely person and a kind and caring coordinator. Many of her night shif nursest nicknamed her ‘Mom’, because she was like a mom to us. She has already been missed since she retired. Knowing hat she was a wonderful Christian lady, I expect to rejoice with her someday in heaven. Family, you have my deepest sympathy. You will be in my prayers.
So very deeply sorry for your family\’s loss. Margaret was a REAL nurse. I loved working for her all these past years. I\’m grateful for the wonderful example she set for me as a new graduate working the night shift and looked forward to seeing her nightly working in the ICU\’s. I\’m happy she graduated to Heaven.