John Hall "Andy" Anderson

John Hall “Andy” Anderson, age 89 of Columbia, MS passed away Monday, May 12, 2025 at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg, MS. He worked as a driller in the oil field industry and retired after 30 years of employment. Mr. Anderson was an avid fisherman and never missed an opportunity at “reel in” a big catch. He enjoyed making people laugh and those that knew him will remember his great sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Atwood; sons, Kevin Douglas Anderson, and John Barry Anderson; parents, William Harry Anderson, Sr. and Anna Lee Bell Anderson; his sister, Helen A. Pisa; and brothers, William Anderson, Jr. and James D. Anderson.

He is survived by his daughter, Jon Ellen Anderson of Columbia; his son, Byron Dean Anderson (Mae) of Foxworth, MS; sisters, Dorris A. Finne of Slidell, LA, and Edna A. Irwine (Butch) of Mandeville, LA; eight grandchildren, Anna Marie Lacy, Rachel Lynn King, Byron Dean Anderson, Jr., Brandon Lee Herkes, Shawn David Herkes, John Anderson, Joseph Anderson, and Jessica Anderson; a host of great-grandchildren;

and a great-great granddaughter, Haven Grace Crawford.

Family will receive friends for visitation on Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Colonial Funeral Home in Columbia. A private committal and burial is planned at Atwood Family Cemetery in Seminary, MS.