Anne Deitiker Bandy was born to Roscoe Deitiker and Roena McClurkin Deitiker on October 4, 1925, in Beaumont, Texas. She died on July 31, 2016 in Austin.

Anne's father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and every time he was promoted, they moved, never living more than five years in any one city. As a child she lived in San Antonio, Ft. Worth, Denver, Colorado, South Pasadena, California, and then Amarillo, Texas where she lived for 55 years. She attended Pasadena Junior College, then Amarillo Junior College, and graduated from Occidental College.

She met Thomas Bandy in Sunday school at Polk Street Methodist Church. They were married in 1949 and had three children. They were married for 51 years. While raising her children, she volunteered as a Girl Scout leader, helped teach Sunday school at Saint Paul United Methodist Church where she was also active in the Women's Society of Christian Service.

Anne worked on the Amarillo Public Library bookmobile for five years and then as an adult reference assistant as the North Branch Library for 12 years and retired in 1985. After retirement, she was active in PEO, the Christian Workers Sunday School class at Saint Paul, and served as librarian at her church.

Anne moved to Westminster Manor in Austin after the death of her husband to be near her daughter and some of her grandchildren. She is survived by her three children, John (Connie) Bandy of Champaign, Illinois, Marianne (Tom) Davis of Plymouth, Minnesota, and Janet (Temple) Ingram of Austin; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Austin American-Statesman, August 3, 2016