Laura Killen Anderson

Laura Killen Anderson died on January 18, 2025, in Jasper, Georgia. Born on 30 October 1938, she was a daughter of the late Judge A.M. Anderson and Laura Gilbert Anderson of Perry and Macon. She was predeceased by her sister Angela Hasty (Fred), and Phyllis Bulloch (Irvin). She is survived by her husband, G. David Robinson Jr., of Jasper; her son Jon W. Hedgepeth (Jane), two grandchildren, Charolette and Warren, of Atlanta, and her brother, Dr. A.M. Anderson III (Margaret Anne), of Macon and several nieces and nephews. 

Laura earned a BA degree in Journalism and English from the University of Georgia, where she was on the university swim team and softball team. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and was presented by the Bon Hommes in Macon. She worked as a press assistant to U.S. Senator Herman E. Talmadge in Washington, DC, and later as an assistant press secretary to Georgia Governor Carl E. Sanders. She was a writer for Emory University’s Office of Development, and later an instructor there for 13 years. She also authored a textbook, published by McGraw-Hill, and was a life-long book club member. A veteran Master Gardener, on retirement she moved to the Georgia mountains and was a volunteer first responder for Dawson and Pickens counties fire departments for 15 years. Laura was an active, lifelong Sam Nunn Democrat. 

Cagle Funeral Home proudly serving Laura Anderson and her family. 

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