Obituaries
Nov. 23. 2003
The Daily Sentinel


Mrs. Margery Dois Gorman Anderson 

Mrs. Margery Dois Gorman Anderson, age 79, of Nacogdoches 
listened and cared. Ready with advice if you asked and offered 
support if you didn't want advice. As a mother, she 
demonstrated high standards rather than simply demanding them. 
She was not always demonstrative with her love, but you felt 
welcome and warm with her. A friend and loving mom, Margery D. 
"Marge" Anderson left this life early November 6, 2003, in 
Nacogdoches, Texas, after a long illness. 

Marge was born in Afton Iowa, the fourth child of ten to 
Prince William Gorman (a director descendent from John Alden 
of the Mayflower) and Hallie Kinnalnd. Marge was 12 when her 
mother died, and because her blacksmith father was unable to 
care for the large family, Marge ended up in an orphanage in 
Des Moines, Iowa. 

In 1939 she was one of 17 orphans selected from across the 
United States to travel to Los Angeles for the screening of 
the world premiere of "The StarMaker" starring Bing Crosby and 
Linda Ware, a 14-year-old orphan herself. Marge was selected 
by the Iowa Children's Home Society for her " charm, modesty 
and level-headedness." 

At 18, Marge married Jerry Hauser. When their marriage ended 
in divorce, Marge took custody of their only child, the late 
Mark Edward Hauser (1943-1999). Marge married again but her 
second husband, Carl Yarrington, a paratrooper, died during 
D-Day, 1944. 

In 1945, Marge found and married her life partner, William 
Glen "Bill" Anderson of Ogden, Utah. Their marriage was 
blessed with three children, William Craig, Margery Diane and 
Glen Alden Anderson. 

In 1960, the family moved to Houston, Texas, where Marge 
balanced a full-time job outside the home with the daunting 
task of raising children, handling both with a sense of humor 
and high energy. Bill and Marge retired to Nacogdoches to 
raise cattle and horses on their Penn Creek Farm. This year 
Marge lost her daughter, Diane, to Lupus in January, and then 
her husband died in August. Both losses contributed to her 
decline. 

Marge is survived by her sons, Craig of Los Angeles and Glen 
of Nacogdoches; five grandchildren; and four 
great-grandchildren; and her three sisters. Private services 
were held in Nacogdoches. 

Laird-McGill Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.