Judith Anderson

Judith Ward Anderson passed away on September 6, 2023.

She was born February 19, 1943, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. After graduating high school, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Northeastern State University, also in Tahlequah. She taught high school English in various schools in Oklahoma.

After moving to Kansas in 1972, she earned Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Kansas. She went on to a varied and successful career in social work, including work for the East Central Kansas Cooperative in Education, Baldwin Unified School District, Douglas County Court Services, District Attorney's Office, Sheriff's Office, Bert Nash Mental Health, and Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa.

She and her husband Loren moved to Minden, Nevada in 2014, where she remained busy with various volunteer jobs, always in service to others. They returned to Baldwin City in 2021.

She was an extremely knowledgeable and capable equestrian who loved horses and horse-owners. Horseback riding was an essential part of her life since childhood.

She will be fondly remembered for her strength, sense of humor, and generosity. Over the years, she helped countless people through difficult times.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Baldwin City Emergency Fund, of which she was a co-founder. Donations to the fund can be made to the Baldwin State Bank, P.O. Box 46, Baldwin City, KS, 66006.

She is survived by her husband Loren and sons Jason and Seth Osburn.

A celebration of life for Judith will be announced at a later time.