Montrose man Douglas “Douie” Anderson has died at the age of 88.
Mr Anderson was for many years a well-known face at the Links Park turnstiles at Montrose FC.
He was also one of the first male callers when the bingo hall opened on Hume Street and to some he was playfully regarded as the “oldest paperboy in town” courtesy of his years as a delivery driver with DC Thomson & Co Ltd.
Born and educated in Montrose, Mr Anderson had many jobs during his life, but they were almost always in and around his home town.
At first a joiner’s mate, he tried to join the armed services at the outbreak of the Second World War, but was too young.
When he did enlist, he served in Egypt, a country he returned to many years later and narrowly avoided falling victim to a terrorist attack.
Mr Anderson and his wife Betty had just entered a pyramid on a sightseeing tour when the bus they had been on was blown up.
He was also a labourer, a fireman at RAF Edzell and worked at oilfield services firm Petrofac.
He is survived by daughters Julia and Rhonda, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
