Michael Drew Anderson

Springfield, Missouri

Michael Drew Anderson, 41 years, 8 months, 17 days old, passed away on  September 1, 2025, in Cox South Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, with his family by his side.

On December 15, 1983, Drew was born in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, to Michael David and Cleo Kathy (Gray) Anderson.  He grew up in Springfield, Missouri.

As a young boy he lived in Joplin, Missouri and  later moved to Springfield. He became a manager of retail at the Battlefield Mall for several years. Drew came down with a illness that caused him to retire early. After the passing of his father and mother, he lived with his grandparents, Robert and Katy Mock in Springfield.

Drew loved music and enjoyed watching the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a Christian and of the Pentecostal faith. He had a lot of will power and faith to regain his ability to walk and drive again.

He was preceded in death by his father, Michael Anderson; his mother, Cleo Kathy Anderson; and his paternal grandparents.

Drew is survived by his grandparents, Katy Mock and her husband, Robert, and Richard Gray; his uncles and their spouses, Rick and Renee Gray, Randy and Joyce Gray, Ronnie and Deborah Gray, Richard and Leesa Gray, and Reggie Gray; many nieces; nephews; cousins; and numerous friends.

Funeral services for Drew will be Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, Missouri. Visitation will be prior to the service at noon. Burial will be in the Dyer Cemetery, Ava.  Officiating will be his uncle, Pastor Randy Gray.