Blaine Mumford Anderson

Blaine Mumford Anderson
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Pleasant View - Blaine M. Anderson passed away on April 13, 2015 from a heart attack. Blaine was born April 2, 1933 in Ogden, Utah the son of Gladys Millie Mumford and Joseph Harold Anderson. He moved to Oakland California and graduated from Oakland High School. He served in the Navy for over three years during the Korean War. After his years of military service, he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand. He attended Brigham Young University where he met his sweetheart Beth B. Beard.

Blaine married Beth on August 20, 1957 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in the Bishopric twice, on the High Council of the Pleasant View Utah Stake and held many other church callings. He also served at the Ogden LDS Temple for 26 years. He and his wife served missions to Ogden City and Temple Square.

Blaine taught math at Ogden High School and Weber State University. He earned a Master's degree from the University of Utah. He was President of the Ogden Education Association and President of The Council of Teachers of Mathematics for the State of Utah. He received "Teacher of the Year" award several times.

He loved fishing and spending time outdoors with his family. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren who all loved their Grandpa Anderson very much. He made each of them feel like the most important person on earth.

Blaine is survived by his wife of 57 years, Beth; his children, Debbie (Russ) Gough, Elaine (Mike) Kidman, David (Janetta) Anderson, Ron (Lisa) Anderson, Ken (Pam) Anderson and Carolee (Jason) Rogers; 26 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren with one more on the way; sister-in-law, Violet Anderson and brother-in-law, Gary Ashby.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Mildred Ashby and a brother, George Harold "Buddy" Anderson.

Special thanks to Bishop Hafen and Coby Henley, the best home teachers ever.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Pleasant View 5th Ward, 900 W. Pleasant View Dr. Friends and family may call on Friday, April 17th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and on Saturday prior to the service at the church from 10 to 10:40 a.m. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
April 17, 2015
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServicePleasant View 5th
900 West Pleasant View Drive
Pleasant View, UT
April 18, 2015
11:00 AM
CemeteryBen Lomond Cemetery
526 East 2850 No
North Ogden, UT 84414
April 18, 2015