THE DESERET NEWS  Salt Lake City, Utah

J.H. Anderson
Dies in Logan

LOGAN— One of Cache Valley's most prominent business, church
and civic leaders, John H. Anderson, 80, died Sunday evening at the
family home following a lingering illness.
     Mr. Anderson .was a pioneer in the Logan merchandising field, and
at the time  of his death was president of the first national Banking
Company in Logan— a position he  had held   since 1917. He was
former.; mayor of Logan, former bishop of Logan Fourth Ward, former
president of the Swedish LDS mission, and president of the Cache
Stake home mission for 20 years.
     His wife, Annie  Charlotte Eliason whom he married in 1885, died
April 26, 1945.  ....
     Funeral services for Mr. Anderson will be conducted Wednesday at
2 p.m. in Logan Fourth Ward Chapel, with Bishop Ira N. Hayward
officiating. Friends may call  at  the  family  home,  162 East Fourth
North Street, Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m.
until time of services. Burial in the Logan City Cemetery will be under
direction of the W. Loyal  Hall  Mortuary.

     Mr. Anderson was born in a log cabin  just five years after the
original settler crossed the Logan river and marked off a village.  He
worked on his father's farm until being called  on a mission.  He then
clerked in the Logan ZCMI branch, became  manager of its grocery
department, and then set up business for himself In 1893 on main
street.  He subsequently  moved  into the ZCMI building when that firm
closed, establishing the John H. Andersen and Sons Department Store, 
which now is operated by two sons, John and Joseph Anderson.
     In  1902, Mr. Anderson was elected a director of the First National
Bank, and served as vice president for five years before becoming  president 
in 1917.  He was mayor of Logan City for: one term, 1909 to 1911, was a
pioneer in development of the sugar beet industry in Cache County, and is
considered one of the oldest independent merchants in northern Utah.
     Mr. Anderson was active in Republican party circles, was a
longtime member of Logan Chamber of Commerce, and was noted
for his hobby of flower raising.  He served as president of the Logan
Flower Garden Club for many years, and is noted in that field for his
interest in dahlias.
     Survivors include John Anderson of River Heights, Joseph
Anderson of Logan, Mrs. Charlotte A. Larsen and Lieut. Merrill  B.
Anderson  of Salt   Lake City, Woodruff H. Anderson of Springville,
Mrs. Luella A. Hickman of Berkeley, Calif., Dr. Melvin E. Anderson
of Idaho Falls, and Mrs. Marie A. Curtis of Cokeville, Wyo.  There are
also
23 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.