Christopher Eric Anderson, 67, of Bay City, Texas, passed away Friday, October 16, 2026. He was born May 20, 1959, in El Campo, Texas, to the late Karl Julian Anderson and Geraldine Zimmerman Anderson.

The Andersons moved to Bay City before Chris started first grade and he attended Bay City schools, graduating from Bay City High School in 1977. After high school, he attended Wharton County Junior College, worked in multiple industries and played bass and ran sound for local bands. He played multiple musical instruments and was involved in many city brass bands and groups. He moved to Las Vegas in 1987 and married the love of his life, Margaret McMillan, in 1989 and had a family. They moved back to Bay City in 1991, and Chris went to work at Celanese where he worked for 15 years in various capacities earning multiple certifications including firefighting, emergency response, water treatment and a commercial driver’s license. Work then took him to Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait in the early 2000’s. He returned stateside and worked as a commercial truck driver for many years.

He was multitalented in many areas including woodworking and refurbishing old treasures and had a lifelong love of Rock and Roll. He loved his kids and adored his grandchildren. For many years he was involved in the First Baptist Church Royal Ambassadors and was a teacher and counselor for the kids at the Baptist Encampment in Palacios. He was thoughtful, helpful, kind and funny, known for his big personality and his great big voice, earning many nicknames over the years from his friends and coworkers.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Bruce Phillip Anderson; and daughter-in-law, Monica Dement. He is survived by his loving wife, Margaret McMillan Anderson; sons, Jacob Halama and his wife Chibi, Ian Anderson, and Max Anderson and his wife D’andrea; brother, Leif Anderson; sister, Karla Anderson Kubeczka; grandchildren, Addison Hernandez, Abigail Anderson, Liam Halama, Jeremiah Perez, Ava Perez and Julian Anderson; many nieces and nephews, cousins and many dear family and friends.

The family will receive relatives and friends for visitation from 1:00pm – 2:00pm Monday, October 26, 2026, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 2:00pm with Chris Webber officiating.

Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.taylorbros.net