Valeria Anderson

Valeria K. Barbour 'Barb ' Anderson passed away in her home December 22, 2014 at age 91. She was born August 27, 1923 in Barren County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Riley and Vera Barbour. Miss Barb was a graduate of Western Kentucky University where she earned her teaching certificate. She started her teaching career in Barren County, teaching in one room schools in the Poplar Spring and Coral Hill communities, where her younger siblings Omar, Louise and Opal were students in her class. She came to Grayson County in 1946 and started teaching at Caneyville High School. During her early years, she also taught in one room schools at Willis and Buck Creek. In the early 1950s, she was moved to Clarkson High School where she spent most of her career teaching Home Economics. She ended her career as Food Service Director for Grayson County Schools. She and her husband were third generation owners of W. L. Anderson Hardware in Caneyville for many years. She was of Baptist faith and a charter member of New Harvest Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband Gordon Ross Anderson, her parents Riley and Vera Barbour, brother Omar L. Barbour, sisters Mary Ida Barbour and Rebecca Richardson, brothers-in-law Royce Forsythe, Brent Richardson, Eddie Rice and Carroll Coffman, and sisters-in law Nell McClure, Mary Alice Rice and Robye Anderson.She is survived by her 6 children, Anita Anderson of Caneyville, Sherry (Donnie) Woosley of Bowling Green, Marla (Scottie) Cantway of Leitchfield, Barry (Cathy) Anderson of Caneyville, Greg Anderson of Front Royal, Virginia, and Keith (Debbie) Anderson of Falls of Rough, sisters Louise Forsythe of Morgantown, Opal (George) Bowles of Clarksville, Indiana, brother Robert (Loretta) Barbour of Glasgow, sisters-in-law Betty Barbour of Glasgow and Barbara Coffman of Elizabethtown, and brother-in-law W. L. 'Dub' McClure of Scotsville.She is also survived by her beloved grandchildren Eric (Lisa) Woosley of Medina, Tennessee, Tyler (Stephanie) Cantway of Louisville, Allison Cantway of Nashville, Tennessee, Jenna Cantway of Leitchfield, Hannah Anderson of Lexington, and Gordon Thomas Anderson of Front Royal, Virginia and great-grandchildren Olivia and Sydney Woosley and Collin and Caleb Cantway. Anyone who knew Barb had heard the wonderful stories about her sincere love for her grandchildren.Visitation will be after 2pm Friday, December 26 at Dermitt-Joyce Funeral Home in Caneyville. Funeral services will be conducted at 11am Saturday, December 27 with Rev. Robert L. Sutton officiating. Burial will be in Layman Cemetery. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be in the form of donations to New Harvest Baptist Church and Hosparus of Kentucky.Obit written by: Marla Cantway