Monday, January 2, 2012

Former Board Member Passes Away

Former long term board member Clair O. Anderson passed away recently. Clair served for many years and in many positions representing South Field Canal Company.

Clair Otto Anderson
1927- 2011

Clair Otto Anderson passed away on December 2, 2011 peacefully at home of causes incident to age. He was born May 29,1927 in Oak City, Utah to Otto Lee and Alta
Petersen Andyrson. He graduated from Delta
High School and attended BYU. He served an LDS mission in Northern California. He• married Lottie Lou Lundell on March 8, 1950 in the Manti Temple. He was a successful farmer and rancher for 64 years in Benjamin and enjoyed working with his sons. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as Bishop, the first Stake President of the Spanish Fork
West Stake, and Patriarch. He served as president of the Strawberry Water Users
Association and many years as board member.

He is survived by his wife, Lottie Lou Anderson; daughter, LuAnn (Michael) Olsen; sons, Wayne (Michele), Kevin (Annette) , Neil (Kathryn); 17 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Sisters, Rae (Wayne) Shepherd, Ardith (Boyd) Bradford, Marcia
Anderson; in-laws Ronald and Beverly Elder.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Ralph Anderson, infant twin brothers Ronald and Roland; sisters Ilene Elder and Beryl Wilson.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 11:oo a.m. at the Benjamin Chapel,.3200 West 7300 South. A viewing will be held at the same location Monday, December 5 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and before the services on Tuesday from
9:30-10:45 a.m. Burial will be in the Benjamin Cemetery.



Strawberry Water Users Association
January 11, 2012
Resolution


WHEREAS, Clair Anderson provided many years of service to the Strawberry Water Users Association (Association) in the capacity of Director from 1974 to 2005, and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Strawberry Water Users Association do posthumously recognize the valuable contribution that Clair made to the Association and to the community, and

WHEREAS, it is recognized that his untiring years of service to the betterment of the Association while he served as Director allowed the Association to experience tremendous growth and progress, and

WHEREAS Clair provided valuable guidance and advice to the Association while he served on various committees, and

WHEREAS, Clair with his vision and innovation assisted the Association in providing the “life blood” (water) to south Utah County, and

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors, that we posthumously honor Clair Anderson and extend to his widow and family the sincere thanks and appreciation of the Strawberry Water Users Association for the efforts he manifested in behalf of the Association.


January 11, 2012


STRAWBERRY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION

Calvin Crandall, President


Attest:
Jeremy Sorenson, Secretary









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