Betty Anders

Betty J. Anders, 91, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in 1934 in Baltimore, MD. She married the love of her life, Macie on July 4th, 1953. Betty resided in St. Petersburg from 1955 until moving to Chiefland, FL in 2020. While in St. Petersburg, she was a former member of Eastern Star of Adah Chapter 219 and Lealman United Methodist Church. Betty worked alongside her mother at Margie’s Pizza House on Haines Road. In 2020, she was honored by her granddaughter Annemarie, as the face of her catering business, Betty’s OG Catering. Betty loved baking, cooking, quilting, strawberry picking and going to yard sales. She loved to play dominos, cards and bingo. She enjoyed listening to old country music and watching western movies especially “Gone with the Wind”. Her favorite TV shows were “In the Heat of the Night” and “Jerry Springer”. Being from Baltimore, she really enjoyed crabcakes, blue crab and shrimp. She was an avid reader, mostly enjoying the Farmer’s Almanac. She loved to collect bunnies and pumpkins and devoured chocolate. To everyone, she was known as “Betty Boop” and Beullah”. She is dearly loved and missed by her family and friends, whom she was devoted to. Our family lost one of the greatest story tellers of all time. She was known to be very humble and kind, nothing less than amazing. Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Macie Junior Anders and her parents Margaret and Andy Shollenberger. She is survived by her son John (Sandi) Anders, Trenton, FL; daughter Lisa (Ronna) Anders, Chiefland, FL; granddaughters Annemarie (Manny) Gonzalez, St. Petersburg, FL; Jennifer Roberts, York, PA; Sara Roberts, Spring Hill, FL; Grandson: Edward Anders, Trenton, FL; great-grandchildren: James and Zoey Michael, Trenton, FL and Malik Gonzalez, St. Petersburg, FL. She is also survived by her best friend, Phyllis Melendez and numerous cousins. Funeral services will be Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 1:00PM, at Rick Gooding Funeral Home Chiefland Chapel, 1301 N Young Blvd., with Rev. Hudson officiating. The family will receive friends two hours prior to service. Interment will be Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 1:00PM, at Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Ave, Bushnell, Florida. Arrangements have been placed under the care of the Rick Gooding Funeral Home Chiefland Chapel, with locations in Cross City 352-498-5400 and Chiefland 352-493-0050.

Betty Anders

March 13, 1934 - February 17, 2026