A visitation for Pop will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home. A celebration of life will occur Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM at First Methodist Church Shreveport with a graveside immediately following at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home & Park. Officiating the service will be Rev. Matthew Hulbert and Pastor Steve Gilley. Serving as pallbearers will be Clif Williams, Wyatt Williams, Jody Sepulvado, Matt Hamilton, Logan Harris, and Matt Melton. Honorary pallbearers will be Stanley Key and Cecil Windham.
David was born on August 17, 1951 in Shreveport, LA, and graduated from Fair Park High School in 1969. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy as a Radar Operations Specialist 3rd Class during the Vietnam War, where he earned the National Defense Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, and the Vietnam Service Medal and Ribbon. After discharge, he worked at the United States Postal Service as a Letter Carrier for 39 years, during which time he received numerous awards and recognitions. During his career he befriended many customers on his mail routes and enjoyed getting to know them and watching their children grow up. He always loved the customers he served and treated them like family.
Outside of work he was a dedicated fan of all LSU sports teams and the New Orleans Saints. He loved music, especially the Beatles and the Eagles and taught himself how to play guitar by ear at an early age. He could frequently be found learning and playing songs for his granddaughters. Everyone who knew David knew him as a kind and loving person. He was a friend to all and never met a stranger. He was infamous for his terrible Dad jokes, coming up with new ones weekly just to make us all laugh. David was a proud member of First Methodist Church Shreveport and attended weekly with his family. He loved going to Fair Park class reunions. Like most Andersons, he loved sharing meals with friends and family, in fact he was usually the first in line. But most importantly, Pop was a family man. He loved going on trips to the beach, Walt Disney World, and cruises with his family. He enjoyed going to lunch with his wife Vicki almost every day, usually to his favorite spot, Po-Boy Express. More than anything else, he loved his two granddaughters, attending everything they were involved in, instantly becoming their number one fan. He could not help himself from telling everyone he met all about them.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Mary Anderson; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bill and Janice Williams; sister-in-law, Susan Booker; brothers-in-law, Austin Garrett and Jimmy Behan; nieces, Laura Garrett and Britni Green; great-niece, Brinlee Green; daughter-in-law's father and friend, Joe Sepulvado; and dear friend, Marty Hicks.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Vicki Anderson; son, Dave Anderson and wife Carla; granddaughters, Sasha and Nadia Anderson; sisters, Judy Garrett, Linda Hutto and husband Alton, Carole Woodruff; sisters-in-law, Cindy Blewer, Penny Behan; brothers-in-law, Clif Williams and wife Blinda, Jim Booker; Numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
The family wishes to express heartfelt appreciation to Drs. Todd Trier, Tyler Lash, C. Jake Wang, and Timothy Nicholls. Additionally, the family would like to thank the exceptional staffs of Willis-Knighton Cancer Center, North, Pierremont, and The Carpenter House.
We'd also like to thank all of our friends and family who have reached out with support and love over the last few months. We love and appreciate each and every one of you.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Ronald McDonald House Charity, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, or other cancer research and treatment organizations of your choice.
