Beatrice "Bea" Stackhouse Anderson, 85, of Piney Point, MD passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011at St. Mary's Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 31, 1926, she was the daughter of the late William L. Stackhouse and Maude Adele (Bennett) Stackhouse.

Bea graduated from Eastern High School in 1945 and was married to Arthur Anderson in Washington, DC in 1947. She was a long-time resident of Rockville, MD where she was an active member of Crusader Lutheran Church and the Rockville Business and Professional Women. She was a secretary for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare before retiring and moving to St. Mary's County in 1991. She was widowed in 1995 and became an avid volunteer in St. Mary's County, with her church, Meals on Wheels, the Piney Point Lighthouse and NARFE (Nat'l Assn. of Retired Federal Employees). Bea loved playing her guitar and singing with the Senior Vibes. Many friends and fellow volunteers will miss the fashionably late Bea.

She is survived by her three daughters, Barbara (Stephen) Vincent of Germantown, MD, Carolyn (Tom) Wilson of Chevy Chase, MD and Deborah (Brian) Mauldin of Adamstown, MD her brother William (Ruth) Stackhouse, brothers-in-law Wilbert L. Anderson and John (Marion) Anderson and. She was the beloved grandmother to six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at St. George's Episcopal Church, Valley Lee, MD at 12pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the church in her name.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. at St. George Episcopal Church, Valley Lee, MD.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.