Connie Sue (Thompson) Anderson was born January 30, 1950 in Sulphur Springs, TX to father Harry Thompson and mother Dester Vaden Thompson. She received her education from Sulphur Springs Independent School District and received her high school diploma in May of 1968.

Shortly after high school, Connie relocated to Wichita, KS and attended Licensed Practical Nursing School. She started a career as a medical assistant for Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center and worked in that field until 1979. With a desire to change her direction, Connie began a sheet metal training class. That class lead to a lasting career in aircraft maintenance. She began her journey in 1980 with Cessna Wallace. Eventually on, she joined the team at Raytheon Aircraft Company where she worked as a tool crib and blue print attendant. In August of 2012 she retired from there. Connie met and married Eolus Andy Anderson  in Wichita. Her union with Andy blessed her with a loving and lasting  connection to his daughter Regina (Anderson) Dibbles and her children, Yusef Dibbles, Aht'a Turner and Kanika Homan.  Connie loved to bake and enjoyed gifting her sweet treats to family, friends and neighbors. She was a member of College Crest Church of Christ.

Connie passed away in her home November 18, 2024. She leaves to cherish her memory, two sisters, Janice (Thompson) McLaurin of Wichita, Ks and Carla (Thompson) Hines of Sulphur Springs, Tx and one brother, Lendel Thompson of Sulphur Springs, TX. Two nieces Glenda Hall Garrett of Tx and LaKeisha Hines of Wichita Ks.

Connie was preceded in death by her mother, father, husband Eolus "Andy" Anderson, sister Betty Thompson, brothers Odell and Harry James Thompson, nephew Clyde Hines Jr.  and son Eric Alex.