Funeral arrangements for combat camera icon, Anderson

Ralph Eugene Anderson, 70, of Spotsylvania County died Dec. 15, 2009, at Mary Washington Hospital.

Mr. Anderson was a U.S. Army veteran. He was the director of Combat Visual Information Center at Quantico for 29 years. He was a beloved husband, father and friend.

Survivors include his loving wife of 35 years, Ellen Anderson; his son, Christopher Anderson of Richmond; his daughter, Jennifer Bartholomew and her husband, Tony, of Leesburg; his father-in-law, Norman Sedgley of Stafford County; and his extended family in Omaha, Neb.

A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorials Processing Center, Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058; or to the American Diabetes Association, Box 13067, Alexandria, Va. 22312.

Online guest book is available at covenantfuneral service.com.