Augustus C. "Gus" Anderson, 80 of Warnock Rd., St. Clairsville died Thursday January 5, 2006 at the home of his daughter with his family at his side.

He was born January 27, 1925 in Jamestown, New York. A son of the late Bruce Anderson and Faye Wright Anderson.

He was a retired employee of GTE (now Verizon), an Army Air Corp veteran of WWII serving on B-17s with the 8th Air Force out of England, a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America - Northern Panhandle Region, St. Clairsville American Legion Post #159, 8th Air Force Historical Society, CWA, and volunteered at OVMC in Wheeling.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy Rapp Anderson; daughter, Sharon Mamie; brothers, Bruce, Norman, William, Lawrence, Jack, and Harvey; sisters, Mary Lou Stryjwski, and Betty Griffin.

Surviving are his wife Sherry Coss Anderson; children, Lynn (Frank) Donda, Eric C. Anderson, and Janice (Kevin) Mudrak all of St. Clairsville; sister, Marguerite Murowsky of Willoughby, Ohio; 7 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; also by Sherry?s children, Maleah Rhodes-Moon and Christopher McAninch; several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Friday from 2 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Wayne Ickes officiating. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

The Belmont County Council of American Legions will conduct services in the funeral home at 12:50 p.m. Saturday.

The family requests no flowers, in lieu of, memorial contributions may be made to, Belmont County Special Olympics, c/o Bob Passmore, 340 Fox-Shannon Pl., St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950 or to the Children?s Home of Wheeling, 1 Orchard Dr., Wheeling, WV 26003.