Leslie Mae Anderson

April 15, 1971 - November 15, 2019

Leslie Mae Anderson was born on April 15, 1971 to the Derotha and McKinley Anderson in Clarksdale, Mississippi. She accepted Christ as her Savior at Centennial Missionary Baptist Church. On July 3, 1976, the family moved to Ford Heights (formally East Chicago Heights), Illinois with her grandmother, her mother and her siblings where she attended and graduated from Cottage Grove Middle School (Class of 1986) and Bloom Trail High School (Class of 1990). Leslie began working as a teenager for Burger King. Her work experience continued at St. James Hospital working in the dietary department. Leslie was gainfully employed by Ford Motor Company in Chicago, Illinois, where she dedicated 27 years of service as a weld inspector. Leslie departed this life on Friday, November 15, 2019. She was preceded in death by her loving parents Derotha and McKinley Anderson; her aunt Willie Mae Streeter; and her youngest sister Carrie Anderson. Leslie leaves to cherish her memory her companion Quan Yerger; her daughter Jania Aaron; her two grandchildren Jamari Aaron and Journei Harris-Aaron; her siblings: her brother Johnny Galloway (Altheia), her sister Linda Exum (Lester), her brother Clinton Anderson, her sister Shirley Lipscomb, her brother Marcus Anderson (Shalonda), her sister Lucinda Saunders (Lawrence), and her brother Terry Anderson; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. Heartfelt love and appreciation as extended to Pam Aaron, Lawanda Burnett, and Andrea Sutton-Cauley for their undying love and support. Leslie will forever be loved and remembered by her family, loved one, friends, and coworkers.