Helen Faye Anderson

Helen Faye Anderson, 93, of Kilgore, entered into her heavenly home on Saturday, August 14, 2021.
Helen was born in Corsicana, Texas on January 11, 1928, to L.B. and Mary Lee Anderson. At the age of two, Helen moved with her parents to Kilgore during the East Texas Oil Boom.
She attended Hughey and Kilgore schools, graduating from Kilgore High School in 1945. During her high school years, Helen Faye began serving as the pianist and financial secretary of Eastview Baptist Church.
Following her freshman year at Kilgore College, she married the love of her life W.D. “Dub” Anderson and they set up their household in Kilgore. Kilgore continued to be her hometown, except for a few months living in Virginia Beach while her husband was in the army and a five year stent in South Texas while he worked for Sun Oil Company
For several years, Helen worked at Wackers Five and Dime, as well as continuing her duties at the church. Helen chose to become a stay at home mom until her youngest entered school. Then, she became the librarian for Elder Elementary School in Kilgore for sixteen years.
Upon her retirement in 1985, Helen spent her time traveling, chatting with friends, reading, working puzzles, and in continuing service in First Baptist Church Kilgore as a missions organizations sponsor, Vacation Bible School teacher and a children’s Sunday School teacher for over 30 years. She served on various church committees including financial, missions, and the church counting teams. She was instrumental in the church raising money for the current Fellowship Hall and for the church’s continuing mission work.
She is survived by her daughters Carolyn (and Randy) Kindle of Tyler, and Teresa Anderson of Kilgore, granddaughters Tiffany (and Jeff) Brower of Tyler, and Shannon Kindle of Tyler, and three great-grandsons Hudson, Camden and Weston Brower of Tyler.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years W.D. “Dub” Anderson, her parents L.B. and Mary Lee Anderson; two step-mothers Tine Thompson Anderson and Sybil Saurenmann Anderson, and step-brother James Thompson.
A graveside service will be held at Lakeview Memorial Gardens at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 21. A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church Kilgore on Saturday, August 21, at 2 p.m. A time of visitation will be in the church's Legacy Hall from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m..
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either the building fund or the missions fund of First Baptist Church, 501 E. North St. Kilgore, Texas.