Mr. Marshall Earl Anderson, Sr., age 78, of McMinnville passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Ascension St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. He was born on Aug. 21, 1946 in Warren County, was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving his country in Vietnam, worked in landscaping for a while and was retired from working in safety and security at Bridgestone Tire Co. Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his parents Marshall Brown Anderson and Ola Delphine Fleming Anderson, infant brother William Lewis Anderson, and by his sisters and brothers-in-law Ola Brown (Anthony) Cope and Emma Lee (Robert) Owens, and David Moore.

Earl is survived by his wife of 34 years Brenda Clark Anderson, son Mark (Heather) Anderson of Lexington, KY, daughter Amy (Bryan) Denton, sister Louise Moore, grandchildren Keigen Kirk, Beckett Anderson, Finley Anderson, Alex Cassidy, and Sydney Cassidy, several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.

The funeral service for Earl Anderson is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 05, 2025 in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Nathan Jones will officiate. Interment will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Military Grave Rites will be administered by American Legion Post 173 and V.F.W. Post 5064. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again on Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be made to the Viola Valley Dogs or to Meals on Wheels in Earl’s memory.

Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.

McMinnville Funeral Home is honored to be of service to the family of Earl Anderson.