DAHLONEGA, Ga. - Mr. Benjamin Eugene "Ben" Anderson, age 28, of Dahlonega, Georgia, died Sunday January 6, 2008 at his residence. Born in Richmond County, Ben had lived in Hall County for 9 years and in Dahlonega for the past 6 years. He also had lived in Louisville, Ga. and Monroe, Ga. for a number of years. He was a graduate of the North Hall High School Class of 1997, where he played Baseball, Basketball and ran Cross Country. He was a member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club. Ben also attended Young Harris College and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2002 with a B.S. Degree in Social Science Education. He was employed with Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung as a land surveyor. Ben was a member of the Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville. Survivors include his parents, Cathy and Gene Anderson, Gainesville; sister and brother-in-law, Julie Anderson Norwood and Guerry Norwood, Valdosta, Ga.; grandparents, Julia Eubank Anderson, Appling, Ga., Shirley Lassetter Henson, St. Simons Island, Ga.; godmother, Doris K. Thomas, Louisville, Ga.; a number of aunts, uncles, great aunts, great uncles and cousins also survive. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 10, 2008 at the Lakewood Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Tom Smiley, the Rev. Dr. Jerry Gill and the Rev. Dr. Jim Ramsey will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. in the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery in the Leah Community of Columbia County. The family will receive friends at the Mason & Ward Funeral Home, 1190 McEver Road, Gainesville, Ga., from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and again from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2008. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Ben Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund, care of any United Community Bank location in Hall and Lumpkin counties or a charity of one's choice. Online condolences may be sent to masonandwardfuneralhomeandcremation.com. Mason & Ward Funeral Home, Gainesville, Ga. 770-287-0220. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
The Augusta Chronicle-January 9, 2008
