Toole, Utah: Tim passed away peacefully September 26, 2022, surrounded by his family at the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Tim is pre-deceased by both paternal and maternal grandparents, L. Vernon Hitchcock & Mildred Abraham, Andrew (Gloria) Anderson & Dorothy Traxler(Dwayne) Ayers, parents Elliott Anderson and Mary Lou Jensen, brother Thomas Elliott Anderson, aunts and uncles Robert (Helen Bonnie) Anderson, Carol (Steve)Bennett, and cousins Judy, Janet and Jane Anderson. Surviving Tim are his daughter Brandy (Lance Nielson) Anderson, Fiancée Julie Spears, her quote “Tim, when I fell in love with you, I could never have imagined all the twists and turns our life would take, I will miss your smile and your beautiful eyes. Most of all, I will miss your love. -Julie”. Stepfather George (Marjorie Ladd) Jensen, sisters Tracy (Chris Kelly) Ingraham, Kelly (Scott) Marshall, stepsister Jessica (Paul Stewart) Jensen and their respective families.
Born as the second son on April 13, 1961, to Elliott Arnold and Mary Lou (Hitchcock) Anderson. He was raised, and educated in Dansville, New York. After graduation, enlistment into the Air Force transported him to Hill AF Base in Utah to work on ejection systems for fighter jets. He married Lisa Ulibarri and became father to his beautiful baby girl Brandy Rose.
After an Honorable discharge from the service Tim drove for several trucking companies and was an accomplished diesel mechanic. Tim lived most of his adult life in Utah, returning to Dansville for several years to be with his mother prior to her passing. After returning to Utah, he continued to drive truck, help his dear friends and neighbors when he could, and bartend at his local American Legion. He met his fiancée Julie Speirs with plans for a wedding once he finished treatments for stage 1 pancreatic cancer.
He was an avid collector of arrowheads and Native American art, loved motorcycles, music, Elvis (he cried the day he died), and tinkering. He was an active member of The Moose Lodge , The Elks, and the American Legion and an avid donator of charities. He loved to fish with Julie and his friends and take drives through the canyons to watch the wildlife and sunsets.
A true celebration of life will be held at the Sparta Center Volunteer Fire Company 8479 Reeds Corners Road Dansville, this Saturday, October 22 from 3-7 pm. If you have a memory/story/picture, please bring a copy to compile for a book. Interment with Honors, will be at the Bath National Cemetery in Bath, NY at the convenience of the family. To share a memory or leave a condolence, please visit: www.doughertyfuneralhomes.com
Tim loves his daughter so much, that is what I will always remember about him.
My heart goes out to all of you and pray they you heal with love and connection to each other.
Some of my fondest memories include Tim as he tolerated Tracy’s and my antics, advised us on how to get caught in them less frequently and made us laugh at life in rural NYS. I’m sorry to know that Tracy and Kelly have lost him, but heartened by the knowledge of their love and support for one another. Much love, Martha