IN LOVING MEMORY OF Willie “Dimple ” Anderson ORDER OF SERVICE MASTER OF CEREMONY Elder Robert Young PROCESSIONAL PRAYER OF COMFORT Pastor Sharon Brown SCRIPTURE READING THE OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE Deacon Edward Turner THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE Martha Williams MUSICAL SELECTION Zanetta Brown EXPRESSIONS Kimie Anderson-Cato & Family Joyce Anderson-Wright & Family Michael Harris Steve Murphy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & RESOLUTIONS Myesha Taylor-Dunn OBITUARY TheresaJones MUSICAL SELECTION Bishop Oliver Jones VIDEO PRESENTATION THE EULOGY Bishop Raymond E. Watts THE RECESSIONAL
THE LIFE STORY OF Willie "Dimple" Anderson was born on May 22, 1943 in Franklin Parris, LA to the late John Anderson Sr and Teaner Williams-Anderson. He was 1 of 21 siblings. In 1962, Willie relocated to Los Angeles, CA. It was then that he began his career in Waste Management and Janitorial services. In 1986, Willie and his wife Ella Anderson established Faith Group Home which remains in operation today as All Faith Transportation Inc. In September 1976, he married Ella Mae Anderson, from this union he had two wonderful daughters Joyce Anderson-Wright and Theresa Jones. He had a previous marriage and from this union his wonderful daughter Kimie Anderson-Cato was born. He assisted in raising seven bonus children James, Steve, Jerry, Nadine, Wendy, Elana and Charlotte. Since 1976, he and his wife have been part of the Pomona community, where he was known as Dimple. His hobbies including hunting, riding motorcycles, collecting cars and going to the casino. Dimple enjoyed spending time with his family, generally keeping everyone laughing with his extreme stories, upbeat sense of humor and colorful language. Dimple was baptized at New Gethsemane COGIC under the leadership ofBishop Raymond E. Watts. On May 11, 2023, Dimple was called to his Heavenly home. He was proceeded in death by his parents. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 47 years Ella, daughters Kimie (Roderick) Cato, Joyce (Xavier) Wright, Theresa Jones (Allen Stribling), Steve Murphy, Nadine Naulls, Wendy Williams, Elana Wilkerson, Charlotte (Hayward) Johnson. Two sons also proceeded him in death James Murphy and Gerald Wilkerson. He also leaves in daughter in law Ms. Ann and special niece Cathy Scott. Also cherishing is memory are his sisters Virginia Wilson, Martha McDowell, Ada Buggs, Sylvia Anderson and Shirley Anderson, his brothers Jim Williams, Lem Anderson, Will Blackmon and Freddie Anderson. He has 29 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and a wide circle of friends and acquaintances who loved him dearly.
P R E C I O U S M E M O R I E S Willie “Dimple ” Anderson IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Willie “Dimple ” Anderson IN LOVING MEMORY OF P R E C I O U S M E M O R I E S
A LETTER TO HEAVEN I guess I’ll start this letter off the way I started our phone calls. “Is this my daddy?” And knowing that your answer would always be the same…. “It’s what’s left of him,” you would say. This is by far the hardest letter I’ve ever had to write. A love letter to a man that I love to no end. A letter that I know will not be heard by your ears but I can only believe will be heard and felt by your spirit. You’ve brought me so much joy and laughter. The one thing I never had to question was our love for one another. Every time I saw you, I was greeted by a smile and sometimes a bite on the cheek. Oh, what I would do for just one more bite on the cheek. I can remember sitting on your lap taking what you would call a nip of your beer and watching you play dominoes. I loved to hear you laugh and I got a kick out of repeating every cuss word you told me to say. You taught me to ride a horse, drive a car, and just showed me what a daddy’s love should feel like. I thank God for every year He allowed me to have my Bigfoot daddy in my life. I wish I could’ve had a few more but I will treasure the memories that are forever stored in my heart. So now whenever someone shares a story or a video of you just being Dimple my heart fills with joy. Not too many people can say they made everyone they encountered laugh but you did. What I would do to hear you say “Hey Sugar” one more time. I will forever miss our morning talks on the phone, while you sit in your truck drinking your coffee and talking about going to the casino. I pray there’s a room full of slot machines in Heaven just for you. Thank you again for all the memories and laughs. Thank you for being the best daddy any daughter could ever ask for. So, until I see you again, keep them laughing in Heaven, and if you run out of things to say, tell them your version of what the bible says, that always kept me laughing for days. Love always and forever what’s left of me, Daddy’s Hunk of Sugar, Kimie To My Big Foot Colorful Language Daddy, I was not ready for you to leave us. A big part of my heart left with you. I am still in disbelief because I thought you were getting better. Even your moments of stubbornness gave us hope that you were getting stronger. God knows that I would have never said, “goodnight see you in the morning” if I would have known then what I know now. I wish I could look into your eyes one more time daddy and hear you say, “Alright… ok.” I wish you could hear me tell you, “Hey old man you got this!” I know the Lord will has been done and you are no longer in pain. I thank God for giving me the best father that anyone can ask for. I am going to miss everything, hearing your jokes, seeing you dance, going to the casino and even your elaborate stories that would make all of us laugh. Mostly daddy I am going to miss your phone calls. If Iclose my eyes, Ican still hear you, “hey tugga, where is X, daddy is justcalling to say hi. You’re going to make me get one of those tecminology phones.” Thank you, daddy, for being my superman and being the best, you can be for me/for us. Among the pain of missing you, I find peace knowing that the Lord called you home when you were surrounded by yourloved ones. You went to your heavenly home feeling and hearing us tell you how much we love you. I love you daddy. I will see you again. Rest Well Your Daughter Joyce Marie
“Dimple” By Keyon Tuiteleleapaga And we are just dirt, free with no plans But we’re so much more greater when we’re shaped in Your hands. Lord, Cover us with your armor, so that we may bare this pain To be absent from the body, means that with You he must remain And if you’re inside of us, and he’s right next to you. Then he’s closer than he’s ever been to help us make it through. Papa, May you forever be strong, free willed and young at heart. May we carry your light around the world, and be your greatest work of art. I wonder if it rains in Heaven, does the sun always shine through? I wonder if the rain from here, can make it back to you Our tears fell from Earth, back to Heaven up above It disguised itself as rain, but it was filled with all our love. When it falls upon your face, you’ll know that you can trust That every time these droplets fall, they were sent to you from us. Take our words with you everywhere you go, and share them up above. I just know Angels will look at you, and see why you’re so loved. In our selfish ways, we want you here, we don’t want you to go. But, in Heaven's embrace, you’ve found your worth, and God has made you whole. You’ll live within our hearts, you’ll dwell within our minds. And we’ll take great joy in everything that you left behind. And we are just dirt, free with no plans But we’re so much more greater when we’re shaped in your hands So shape us, O’ Lord .. to people with peace And hold our dear Dimple, ‘til the day that we meet. \ I love you, Young Man. Paupau…my paupau. The man with the jokes,the silliness and the music. I don’t what to say. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to feel. All I know is this is killing me on the inside and my life will never be the same again. I never thought in a million years I’d be saying goodbye to you so soon. The night I got that phone call my heart dropped. My life stopped and nothing felt real. It felt like a nightmare I couldn’t escape. Hearing the words “Paupau’s gone” shattered my heart into peace’s and will haunt me for the rest of my life. In this life we had more happy and good moments than bad. And I would give anything to relive those moments. Because of you I got an education I deserved and now I’ve grown up and get to walk that stage in 1 week with a diploma in my hand. Knowing you physically won’t be there is destroying me. I won’t see your smile when I look into the crowd of people and that hurts. But I know you’ll be watching me from up there and I’ll know I made you proud. You lived a long and loving life. A life im forever grateful I got to be apart of. You showed me a grandfathers true love. I only got two grandpas when I came into this world and im forever thanking God that I got you as one of them. I wouldn’t have traded that for the world. As you stay in my heart forever, I will continue to make you proud. I pray I never forget that smile or laugh. I know I won’t hear that “hey baby” come out of your mouth ever again, but I promise I’ll always remember it. As I continue in this life, please watch over me and protect me. With all of that being said…my dear paupau I love you. I love you. I love you old man. Goodbye. - Taelor Hey Paupau, I know you’re in a better place now and not hurting. I’m hurt, I’m lost, and I’m depressed that you left me like this. I’m really going to miss hanging with you in the garage having long talks, random car rides and casino trips. We still had a lot left to do in this life together. I can go on and on about you man, but I don’t wanna hold you up . I’ll let you get settled in your new home up there. So with that being said I LOVE YOU PAUPAU and in your favorite words rest well Young Man. - Josh
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS Rudy Allen Nathan Murphy Jason Naulls Joshua Sanford James Murphy Keyon Tuiteleleapaga Earnest Murphy AJ Jones HONORARY PALLBEARERS Lem Anderson Sonny Anderson Freddy Anderson Michael Harris Will Blackmon Jose Meza Jim Henry Williams Tony Jones Oshay Murphy Renall Sanford INAPPRECIATION The family wishesto expresssincere thanksand appreciation for every prayer prayed,visits made, text and cardssentand telephone call you made. We do not take your love and thoughtfulnessfor granted. All that was done to console our hears, we thank you! We pray Gods greatest blessing upon each of you. INTERMENT Rose Hills cemetary 3888 Workman Rd. Whittier, CA 90601 Final Arrangementsentrusted to: C. L. Lynch Morttuary