ANDERSON, Laura Jane
Mrs. Laura Jane Rice Anderson, age 68, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
Laura Jane was born on November 6, 1954 in Rome, Georgia. Laura was the daughter of the late Joseph Newt and Maxielee Stone Rice. She enjoyed growing up in the country with her three brothers and sister.
Laura graduated from Cedartown High School where she made many close friends for life. Laura enjoyed playing the piano and taught many young children how to play. She then utilized her sharp secretarial skills working for several attorneys in the Rome area before moving to Birmingham, Alabama where she became a top administrative assistant for several large funeral homes. She then moved back to Rome, where she held the same positions with West Oak Chapel and Good Shepherd Funeral home.
Laura held her most fulfilling and enjoyable position at Berry College Early Childhood Development Center, located in the log cabins on Berry’s Campus. The children and teachers loved her caring and thoughtful manner, which they lovingly called Mrs. Laura. She retired after 17 years.
Laura was of the Christian faith and loved her Lord Jesus. She expressed her love for Christ by showing a loving kindness to everyone she met. After meeting her love of her life, she married Jeff Anderson on March 21, 1999, the first day of spring. She loved her family and friends and enjoyed going to antique malls and decorating as a hobby.
Laura Jane Anderson is survived by her beloved husband, Jeff Anderson; daughter, Aleah Janean Randall (Chip); sister, Melinda Turner (Barry); brothers, Wendell Rice (Angela) and Barry Rice (Paige); grandchildren, Maddison Poole, Kacie Ingold, Lawson Ingold, August Anderson, Kayley Anderson, and Chandler Anderson; nieces, Jessica Rice (Bobby), Jena Owens (Blake), Emily Cantrell (Matthew), Hannah Johnson (Mike), Sara Brown (Jacob) and Rebecca Gresham (Josh); nephews, Seth Rice (Lauren)and Tyler Rice (Katherine); and several great nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Anderson is preceded in death by her parents and brother, Stan Rice.
The funeral service for Mrs. Laura Jane Rice Anderson will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at two o’clock in the afternoon in the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Wood and Rev. Rodney Brown officiating. Interment will follow in the Northview Cemetery.
The family of Mrs. Anderson will receive family and friends on Saturday, February 4, 2023 from twelve o’clock in the afternoon until the funeral hour at the Gammage Funeral Home.
The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Barry Rice, Wendell Rice, Patrick Anderson, Jeff C. Anderson, Steven Rice, and Seth Rice.
Messages of condolence can be made to the family by visiting our website and signing the online guestbook at gammagefh.com.
The Olin L. Gammage and Son Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for Mrs. Laura Jane Rice Anderson.
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