09/07/2024

Obituary for Eric E. Anderson

Inspector for the Ohio Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors

Eric E Anderson, 55, of Lewisville, Ohio passed away Friday, September 6, 2024 at Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio.

He was born at Bellaire, Ohio on September 3, 1969 a son of the Dorothy Tucker Anderson who survives of Lewisville, Ohio and the late Earl E. Anderson.

Eric was a 1987 graduate of Skyvue High School, Graysville, Ohio, attended Ohio University Eastern, St. Clairsville, Ohio and graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer in the State of Ohio and was currently employed as an inspector for the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.

Eric enjoyed NASCAR, showing American Saddlebred horses, watching his girls, playing volleyball, hunting, restoring the family farmhouse where he lived, was a connoisseur of good food and fine dining and very much enjoyed the aspect of his job that helped bring peace and comfort to families in their time of need.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, William P. and Ruth May Yingling Tucker Jr. and Fred and Mildred Anderson.

Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Darcie Carpenter Anderson whom he married on October 12, 1996; two daughters, Korah Kaye Anderson and Klara Kaye Anderson both of the home.

Friends will be received at the Watters Funeral Home, 37501 State Route 78, Woodsfield, Ohio from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2024 where funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2024 with Pastor Jeff Eschbaugh officiating.

Burial will follow in the Bracken Ridge Cemetery near Lewisville, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer Gas Cards, c/o Shirley Brown, 48397 Keylor Hill Road, Woodsfield, Ohio 43793.