ANDERSON, Marta Ellen - b. October 18, 1971 - d. May 23, 2021

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Marta Ellen Anderson, 49, of Towanda, Kansas, passed away May 23, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Wichita, Kansas on October 18, 1971 to Linda (Sleeth) and Robert Anderson.

Marta grew up in Towanda and loved movies, collecting (especially) Barbie dolls), and spending time enjoying music.  She loved celebrating birthdays and holidays with family, and she had a knack for remembering those with a card without fail.  She herself was gifted with an uncanny ability to play piano by ear, a talent her sister had always much admired and envied.  She worked as a maintenance employee for Wal-Mart and had previously worked at Hardee's. 

No one ever came away from meeting her who did not remark on her great smile and sweet nature.  She was always an example of living by the adage of "malice toward none".  Though it was a life far too abbreviated, her life can be looked upon as the poet Maya Angelou said, "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel". 

Marta is survived by her parents; her brother, Michael Anderson and wife, Karen of Moline, Kansas; her sister, Holly Grassy and husband, Patrick of Lawrence, Kansas; 6 nephews; 3 nieces; 1 great-niece; aunts, Lois Frain and Myra Jane Anderson; uncle, Allan Sleeth; cousins, Allana Sleeth, Justin Tackett, Patrick Frain, and Libby Amaro; and good friends, Earl Underhill of El Dorado, Kansas and Chris Keehn Long of Colorado.  She was preceded in death by her uncle, David Anderson.

Funeral service was held on June 2, 2021 at Towanda United Methodist Church in Towanda, Kansas.  Burial followed at Farlington Cemetery near Girard, Kansas.  Memorial donations in her memory may be directed to Pregnancy and Family Resource Center, 226 S. Main Street, El Dorado, Kansas 67042.  Headley Funeral Chapel of Augusta, Kansas was entrusted with arrangements.

(taken from the Headley Funeral Chapel website)