Morris Lynn Anderson

Dr. Morris Lynn Anderson, 73, died on Friday, April 18, 2025, in Maryville, TN. He was born on May 13, 1951, in Massac, Metropolis, IL.

Dr. Anderson was a full-time evangelist and Founder and President of M.A.N.N.A. Ministries. Prior to becoming an evangelist, he was pastor of Dotson Memorial Baptist Church of Maryville, TN; First Baptist Church of Pigeon Forge, TN; and Central Baptist Church in Winchester, KY.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyndall and Sarah Mizell Anderson; one brother, Robert Anderson; and two sisters, Margaret Sielbeck and Linda Trout.

He is survived by his wife, Darlenia Anderson, whom he married on July 26, 1970, at the First Baptist Church of Metropolis, IL. Other survivors include two daughters, Angela McKenzie of Durham, NC, and Sarah Anderson of Maryville, TN; and five granddaughters, Mary Margaret and Laura McKenzie of Durham, NC, and Courtney, Ashley, and Hannah Parrish of Maryville, TN.

A funeral ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 21, at Dotson Memorial Baptist Church, 814 Dotson Memorial Road, Maryville, TN 37801. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service from 4–5 p.m. Interment will follow at Kagleys Chapel Cemetery, 4301 6 Mile Road, Maryville, TN 37803.

Arrangements entrusted to Dotson Funeral Home, Wildwood. (865-984-5959) Online Book of Memories available at dotsonfuneralhome.com.

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