Mrs. Mildred Mae Anderson, 88, of Lake Placid went to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Florida Hospital Lake Placid. She was the daughter of Edward A and Rena (Willoughby) Driggers and was born on April 8, 1923 in Orlando, FL. Mildred had two sisters, Mary and Ester, and they made quite a trio in the Orlando area. She and her late husband, William "Bill" Anderson, Jr. moved to Lake Placid in the late 1970's after retirement, Mildred became known as the "Lady on the Lake". Mrs. Anderson is survived by many nieces and nephews. A service to celebrate Mrs. Anderson's life will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Leisure Lakes Baptist Church with Rev. Don Roberts celebrating. In Mildred's memory, the family suggests donations to the Humane Society of Highlands County, 7910 Airport Road, Sebring, FL 33876. A video tribute may be viewed at www.scottfuneralservices.com where you may also leave words of comfort.
The following is a tribute by the late Bill Powers, friend and neighbor of the Anderson's: "LADY ON THE LAKE" We know a girl named Mildred, she lives on Red Water Lake, she loves her animals and birds, on that make no mistake. She knows her trees and bushes, the flowers and the seeds, and knows just what to feed them, to keep away the weeds. She is such a good neighbor, and will watch your house and home, pick up your papers and your mail, and assure your dog a bone. She loves the animals, birds and plants, in her daily chores of labor, but in her thoughts and cares for people, extend out to her neighbors. Now her husband's name is Bill Anderson, an "18 Wheeler" by trade, who drove this country far and wide, not a road he didn't test, from their home in Homestead, Florida, to all points East and West. He also traveled North and South, across the Mason-Dixon Line, through the Glades and mountain tops, his "18" wheels did whine. When Bill was on the trucker's road, Mildred ran the groves they owned, for Bill's Dad had pioneered the land, a General Store he owned. From the Anderson's homestead, Anderson's Corner it is know, for it's the heart of Homestead, Florida, where the Air Force has it's home. Now Bill and Mildred are our neighbors, they have retired and live here on the lake, we consider ourselves so lucky, on that make no mistake, for we consider our neighbors, as some thing special-some thing great.