Ruth Shannon Anders Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ruth Shannon Anders (Cape Girardeau, Missouri), who passed away at the age of 85, on April 3, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Reverend Voris Hurt Burnett and Lucille Bruce Tewmey Burnett; and her siblings, Zilpha Mae Burnett Birk, Voris Kelly Burnett, William Franklin Burnett, Marvin Wells Burnette and Rachel Flo Burnette.
She is survived by: her husband Joe Harold Anders; her sons, Michael Shannon Anders (Betsy) and Matthew Kenton Anders (Janet); her grandchildren, Joshua Anders, Ryan Aufdenberg, Cody Aufdenberg, Abby Anders and SJ Anders; her great grandchildren, Emelia Aufdenberg and Jeffrey Aufdenberg; and her siblings, Rev. Kenton Burnette, Mary Rentrop and Sarah Burnett Frates.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the Kiwanis Club of Cape Girardeau Scholarship Program.
