Obituary - Mount Pulaski Times-News, 10 January 1963 EDNA ANDERSON, 90, FORMER RESIDENT, DIED JANUARY 4 Mrs. Edna S. Anderson, 90, of 304 Tremont St., Lincoln, Ill., a native of the Mt. Pulaski area, died at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 1963, in the Panama Canal Zone, where she was spending the winter months with her son, Logan Anderson, Jr., formerly of Lincoln. Edna Scroggin was born on a farm over two miles south of Mt. Pulaski, Ill., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Scroggin, who were so well-known to everyone in the community. The Scroggin family dates back to the 1820's, a few years before Mt. Pulaski was founded. Mrs. Anderson was the last member of the large Scroggin family dating from pioneer days to 1963, to the time of Mrs. Anderson's death, a span of about 130 years. She married the late Andrew Logan Anderson, who was a well-known attorney in Lincoln for a great many years. Decedent was a member of the Abraham Lincoln Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Anderson is survived by one son, Logan Anderson Jr., of the Panama Canal Zone; one daughter, Mrs. George H. McNeeley, of Gladyn, Penn.; and a number of nieces and nephews, and other relatives, some of them living in the Mount Pulaski area. Before leaving the Panama Canal Zone, her body was cremated and is being brought to Lincoln for funeral service and burial. Obituary - Mount Pulaski Times-News, 17 January 1963 SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. L. ANDERSON, FORMER RESIDENT Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 1963, in Trinity Episcopal Church at Lincoln, Ill., for the late Mrs. Andrew Anderson, 304 Tremont St., Lincoln, Ill., conducted by the Ven. William F. Berger. The Holland and Barry Funeral Home was in charge. Burial was made in the Union Cemetery, Lincoln. Mrs. Anderson had from her Lincoln home to Curundu, Panama Canal Zone, Central America, to spend the winter months with her son, Logan Anderson, Jr. It was there that died on Friday, Jan. 4, 1963. Her son is employed as a civilian at an Air Force Base. The body was cremated and then sent by plane to Lincoln for funeral service and burial. Edna Scroggin was born on a farm about two miles south of Mt. Pulaski, Ill., a daughter and youngest child of pioneer residents, Leonard K. and Rhoda Girtman Scroggin. She grew to young womanhood in her home community and, in Mt. Pulaski Dec. 23, 1897, was united in marriage to Andrew Logan Anderson, who was a well-known attorney for many years. Mrs. Anderson's parents were pioneer residents of the Mount Pulaski area. In fact, some of the Scroggin families located along the old Lake Fork stream and timberline southwest of the old hill before Mt. Pulaski was founded in 1836. It was during the 1820's that they came from southern Illinois and Kentucky. Mrs. Anderson was the last member of the large Scroggin family. Although she had resided in Lincoln all of her married life, she traveled extensively through the years. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Lincoln, and the Abraham Lincoln Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as several other patriotic organizations. Besides her son, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George H. McNeeley, of Gladwyne, Penn.; two grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; and a number of relatives in the Mount Pulaski community.