Freddric “Freddy” Anderson, age 86 of Cisco, passed away Friday November 3 , 2023, in Brownwood.
Visitation will be Saturday, November 18, 2023, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Blaylock Funeral Home, 1914 Indian Creek Road in Brownwood. A graveside service for Freddy will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, 200 Front Street in Cisco, Texas Sunday, November 19, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Arrangements are under the shared direction of Blaylock Funeral Home of Brownwood and Kimbrough-Jacobs Funeral Home in Cisco. Freddy was born on January 24, 1937, to William Fred and Florene Barnes Anderson in Cisco, Texas. He graduated from Cisco High School in 1955. He went on to attend Cisco Junior College and Howard Payne University before being drafted by the US Army into the Korean War. He spent his military career as a paratrooper serving in Germany and Korea. Freddy married Carol Vondalea Yeager on May 25, 1962. He worked for West Texas Utilities for 39 years as a lineman and electrician. Freddy was active in his son’s 4-H, FFA, school, and roping activities along with serving more than 40 years in the Cisco Volunteer Fire Department. Along with community involvement, he was passionate about ranching, horses, and rodeos.
Freddy is survived by his wife, Vonda Anderson of Cisco; son, Scott Anderson and his wife Ginger of May; a brother, Jerry Anderson and wife Phyllis of Cisco; brother-in-law Jim Eakin of New Braunfels; grandchildren, Blake, Ryan, and Sydnee Anderson all of May; great-grandson Ezekiel Anderson of Brownwood; nephew Bobby Don Ables and wife Gail of Odessa; great-niece Tomi Joe and her husband Ronald “RJ” Holliday of San Antonio; great-nephew Lakota Ables of San Antonio.
