Peter Michael Anderson

Peter Michael Anderson, a loving father and devoted husband, died at 7:44 pm Sunday, April 12, 2015. Michael was born February 21, 1931, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and then returned to the family home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He enjoyed a rare and beautiful childhood. He was born into a family of artists including his father, Peter Anderson , master potter and founder of Shearwater Pottery, and his two uncles, Walter Inglis Anderson and James McConnell Anderson. Michael attended Perkinston Junior College and served in the Army for two years during the Korean War. He worked as a taxidermist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Upon returning to Ocean Springs in the early 1960s, he worked at Ferson Optics for many years, finally returning to work at Shearwater in the mid 70's. Michael was an adept story teller and writer. He enjoyed gardening, listening to music and cooking for family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Patricia Anderson. Survivors include his wife, Maria Macapos Anderson, his two daughters, Neva Brooke Anderson and Patricia Holly Anderson, three grandchildren, Fawn Elizabeth Anderson, Harper Emile Anderson and Harold (Beau) Vincent Toop IV, two great-grandchildren, Leo Hendrix Palazzo and Leo Alexander Joseph Anderson, one brother, James ( Margaret) Anderson, two sisters, Patricia Anderson Findeisen and Marjorie Anderson Ashley, as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 16, from 11am ~ 12 noon, with a 12 noon church service, all at St. John's Episcopal Church. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.