Mr. Ruel “Andy” Anderson, 82, died at 4:28 p.m. at Hospice Ministries on April 13, 2010.

Visitation will be Friday, April 16, 2010, from noon until 1 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence with services at 1 p.m. at the funeral home chapel.

Mr. Anderson was a World War II and Korean Conflict veteran. He was a man who loved his family and spent his leisure time fishing and camping on the Big Black River. Mr. Anderson was known by many of his friends as “Cowboy Anderson.”

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Anderson of Vicksburg; sons, John Anderson and Bobby Anderson, both of Brandon, and Troy Anderson of Mendenhall; daughters, Wanda Priester of Dallas, Sue Anderson Rodgers of Brandon, Rosie Anderson Brock of Florence and Debbie Buckelew of Learned; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

An online guest book may be signed at www.chancellorfuneralhome.com.