Carl G. Anderson, PhD

Dr. Carl G. Anderson, 82 of Bryan, passed away Saturday August 30, 2014 at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday September 2 nd from 6:00P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan. Committal Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday September 3th at the Aggie Field of Honor at Memorial Cemetery of College Station. Memorial Services will follow at 11:30 A.M. at First United Methodist Church in Bryan with Reverend Rick Sitton officiating.

Carl was born October 22, 1931 in Taylor, Texas to Elna Victoria Anderson and Carl G. Anderson, Sr. He graduated from Taylor High School in 1949. After serving his country in the United States Army, he enrolled in Texas A&M and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics in 1958. In 1960, he received his Master’s Degree in Ag Eco from LSU where he met Shirley Bolton whom he married on December 25, 1965. In 1966 he and Shirley returned to Texas A&M where Carl received his Doctorates Degree in Ag Eco in 1969. He immediately accepted a job with the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas, where he and his family lived until he returned to A&M in 1978 with the Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service. Dr. Anderson is extremely well respected for his knowledge of the Cotton Industry and has received numerous recognitions and awards.

Carl retired in 2004, but continued to maintain his office and work on many of his favorite projects. He loved to work his farm in Williamson County and was looking forward to seeing the Cotton Crop that had been planted. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Bryan.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Shirley Anderson of Bryan; his daughter, Caroline Rydell and husband Jim of Falls Church, Virginia; grandchildren, Charlie and Claudia Rydell of Falls Church, Virginia; one brother, Bobby Anderson and wife Sheila of Thorndale, Texas; one sister, Patricia Hanson and her husband Charles of Taylor, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to the Carl G. Anderson Graduate Assistantship in Agricultural Economics. For more information, please call (979) 845-1751.