Laura Gaddes Anderton, 92, of 312 W. Drewry Lane, Raleigh, formerly of Greensboro passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011 at her residence.
A Celebration of Life service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the First Baptist Church Chapel. Interment will be at a later date in the Moshassuck Cemetery in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
A native of Providence, Rhode Island, she graduated from Wellesley College with an A.B in 1940, Brown University with a M.S. in 1948, the University of London with a certificate in 1953 and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Ph.D. in 1959. She was acting Dean and Biology Instructor, Howard Seminary from 1940-43, Lieutenant (s.g.) W.A.V.E.S., U.S.N.R. 1943- 1946, Hospital Corps School, Naval Medical Center, Bethesda 1944-45, an instructor at Brown University 1946-48, an instructor at University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1948-1959, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1959-66, Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1966-87, Associate Dean of the College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1960-63, visiting Consultant in Cytogenetics, The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital 1969-75.
A member of the First Baptist Church in Greensboro, she was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society of Human Genetics, the American Society of Zoologists, Association of Southeastern Biologists, International Union Against Cancer, the North Carolina Academy of Science, Sigma Xi and the Tissue Culture Association. She was a Fulbright Scholar, University of London, 1952-53, Danforth Fellowship, 1955-56, Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, UNC-G, 1964, the Founders Award, Delta Kappa Gamma, 1983 and the North Carolina First Southeast Star of Delta Kappa Gamma International, 2008. Ms. Anderton was also the recipient of the following Grants in Genetics and Birth Defects, Doris Duke Project, 1963, United Medical Research Foundation of NC, 1965, Research Council, UNC-G, 1965-1984, Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, 1966. She received Grants in Cancer Research from the National Institutes of Health, 1968-1971, United Health Services of NC, 1971, Excellence Fund, UNC-G, 1972 and the Sternberger Foundation, 1975-76. Her publication included, Anderton, L.G. 1959. Differentiation and proliferation in the development of amphibian adrenals. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 75:73-74.
Miss Anderton was preceded in death by her parents, Ellery and Florence Gaddes Anderton, her brother, Earl Anderton, sister, Artemise Anderton Fredericks, her nephews, Norman Fredericks and Harold Fredericks, Jr. and her niece, Hope Anderton Tuttle.
Surviving are her great nieces and nephews and their children. A very special thank you to Louise Freeman and Gracie Eakes for their loving care and support.
Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s favorite charity.
There will be a reception for family and friends following the service at the church.
Online condolences may be made to www.haneslineberryfuneralhomes.com.
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