Pamela Loyd Anderson

A celebration of life service for Pamela Loyd Anderson, 70, of Dublin, Georgia, will be held in the chapel of Townsend’s Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2024.  Mrs. Anderson passed away peacefully on Friday morning, November 15th, with her children, Kelly and Kimberly, at her bedside.  A private burial will be held at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia.  Visitation with the family will precede the service at Townsend’s Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m.  Dr. Cliff Morris will officiate.

Mrs. Anderson was born on December 6, 1953, in Dublin, Georgia, to the late Dock Loyd and Velma Mercer Loyd.  She faithfully attended First Baptist Church in Dublin, where she served in the senior adult ministry.  Mrs. Anderson worked as a nurse for thirty-two years, beginning her career at Laurens Memorial Hospital and ending her career at Fairview Park Hospital.  Over the course of her nursing career, she worked in the emergency room, as well as the respiratory, cardiology, and intensive care units.  Her most recent work was in the operating room.  Known for her hospitality and caregiving attributes, Mrs. Anderson spent her life serving others.  She also enjoyed traveling, sewing, and the beach at St. Simons Island.  Her favorite pastime was supporting the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the University of Georgia Bulldogs.

Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her husband, Major Johnny Owen Anderson, Sr.  Survivors include her son, Kelly (Julie) Toler, of Dublin; daughter, Kimberly (Travis) Anthony, of Dexter; sons, Johnny Anderson, Jr., of Athens, Georgia, and Christopher (Sara) Anderson,  of Wasilla, Alaska; sister-in-law, Susie (John) Anderson of Rome, Georgia; and four granddaughters, Sophia Toler, Sadie Toler, Ashton Anthony, and Anna Anthony, of Dublin; two grandsons, Knox Anderson and Braxton Anderson, of Wasilla, Alaska; and bonus granddaughter, Maisie Anderson, of Dublin. 

Mrs. Anderson lived the Nurse’s Prayer and has fulfilled her commitment to follow the Florence Nightingale pledge.  She has been released from her call to duty.

The Nurse’s Prayer

Give me strength and wisdom when others need my touch; a soothing word to speak to them, their hearts yearn for so much.  Give me joy and laughter, to lift a weary soul; pour in me compassion to make the broken whole.  Give me gentle healing hands, for those placed in my care; a blessing to those who need me, this is a nurse’s prayer.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the senior adult ministry at First Baptist Church of Dublin.

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