Sharon Anders

Sharon Anders 72 of Abilene, passed away at her home Saturday October 31, 2015. A visitation with the family is scheduled for Tuesday November 3rd, 2015 from 6-8 pm at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A private family burial will be held at a later date.

Sharon Diane Anders was born April 10, 1943 in Muscatine, Iowa to John and Dorothy Kroohs. She was raised in Iowa and graduated from high school there. She met the love of her life Bryce L Anders at Stanley Consultants in 1967 and they were married in Oskaloosa, Iowa on December 14, 1968. In 1982, they moved to Abilene where they raised their three children Angela, Greg and Maegan.

During the last several years Bryce and Sharon have been the owner/operators of Mezamiz Coffee House where they made some long lasting friends and memories. Sharon truly loved visiting with customers. She was always working to make their coffee shop a comfortable place for people to come and relax. She never met a stranger, and welcomed all people from all backgrounds into her life.

Surviving Sharon is her husband Bryce, their three children; Angela Lane and husband Charles of Vidalia, Georgia, Greg Anders of Plano, Texas, and Maegan Anders and husband Michael Wood of Arlington, Texas as well as three grandchildren; Keely and Braxton Anders and Brady Lane. Along with an extended family of grandchildren Tarah, Leah, Amanda, and Saranda, and great grandchildren Hope, Holden, Marcus, Matthew, Aaron, Sofia, and Valentine. She was preceded in death by her parents.

The family requests that donations be made in honor of Sharon to The American Heart Association at https://donatenow.heart.org/. Condolences may be offered to the family online at www.pbfuneraldirectors.com.