Samuel Winton Anderson

SAMUEL WINTON ANDERSON passed away Dec. 13, 2013. He was born Jan. 16, 1936 to Mary D. Cockrell Anderson and Sheldon Shy Anderson at Sacred Heart Hospital in Morrilton, Ark. The Andersons resided in Morrilton, Helena and then Eudora. Sam graduated from Eudora High School where he lettered in both basketball and football. For the first time in Eudora High School history, his senior prom was a dance due to Sam's superior skills instructing fellow classmates how to dance. After graduation he entered the University of Arkansas and completed his undergraduate degree in business finance. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and served as President for two terms. After college, Sam was accepted in officer candidate school for the U. S. Navy in Rhode Island. He was a Lieutenant JG and served his tour of duty in the communication corps in Washington, D.C. After resigning his commission from the Navy, he moved to Little Rock and began working with Arkansas Careers, a firm that assisted other veterans in finding employment in the central Arkansas area. Sam later joined the real estate firm Rector Phillips Morse of Little Rock. He was in sales for both residential and commercial real estate. In the year 1971, Sam and his partners formed Barnes Quinn Flake and Anderson, a commercial real estate firm specializing in the development and management of commercial property. One major project was the development of the First Commercial bank building in downtown Little Rock today known as Regions. Sam was a man's man. The embodiment of integrity, dominate, confident and bold. He was a loving father and husband. Shy and Timo were the light of his life. He loved his golf and golfing buddies. His most cherished times were spent on the golf course with his family and friends. He was an avid fan of the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Dallas Cowboys. He enjoyed duck hunting and the special moments that accompanied the sunrise surrounded by those he loved. He is survived by his wife, Ann W. Anderson; his sons, David Shy Anderson and wife Charlotte, Timothy "Timo" Winton Anderson; Sam's grandchildren, Haley Alexis Anderson, David Shy Anderson Jr. and Jerral Samuel Paxton Anderson of Dallas, Texas and Callahan Winton Anderson and Annaleise Lee Anderson of Little Rock, Ark.; his brother, Sheldon Morris Anderson; niece, Shelley Anderson Green; and nephew James Stanfort Anderson of Monroe, La. Ann's children, Stanley K. Bradshaw III and wife Debbie, Diane Bradshaw Laroe and husband Mark and Ray Williams Bradshaw and wife Christy. Ann's grandchildren, Stanley "Brad" K. Bradshaw, IV, Patrick Slagel Bradshaw, Hamilton Williams Laroe and wife Lauren, Anne Wakeman Laroe, Trotter Bradshaw Laroe and Riley Christene Ruple. Visitation will be at Ruebel Funeral Home on Monday Dec. 16, from 5-7 p.m. Memorial Service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral on Tuesday Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Alzheimers Arkansas, 201 Markham Center Drive, Little Rock, Ark. 72205; The Salvation Army Central Arkansas Area Command, P. O. Box 1897, Little Rock, Ark. 72203 or the charity of your choice. www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.