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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
John R.
Sanders Jr.
April 7, 2009
Obituary
John Randolph Sanders Jr., 91, of Troy, Ill., born Oct. 10, 1917, in St. Louis, Mo., died Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill.
Mr. Sanders was a maintenance supervisor at Boise Cascade. He was a WW II Navy Veteran and Pearl Harbor Survivor.
He was preceded in death by a grandchild, Kevin Sanders; his parents, John R. and Esther, nee Sewing, Sanders Sr.; a brother, Raymond Sanders; and sisters, Bernice Fryycki and Audrey Welshans.
Surviving are his wife, Beulah, nee Erb, Sanders whom he married on Nov. 23, 1946, in St. Louis, Mo.; three sons, John Randolph III, of Troy, Ill., Richard (Donna) Sanders of Athens, Texas, and Mark (Donna) Sanders of Troy, Ill.; a daughter, Kathy (Mike) Sauerwein of Troy, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Brett (Elaine) Sauerwein, Kyle Sauerwein, Chad (Val) Burgess, and David Sanders.
Memorials may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Funeral procession to leave at 9 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, from Laughlin-Richeson Funeral Home, Troy, Ill., for a 10 a.m. graveside service at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Sanders was a maintenance supervisor at Boise Cascade. He was a WW II Navy Veteran and Pearl Harbor Survivor.
He was preceded in death by a grandchild, Kevin Sanders; his parents, John R. and Esther, nee Sewing, Sanders Sr.; a brother, Raymond Sanders; and sisters, Bernice Fryycki and Audrey Welshans.
Surviving are his wife, Beulah, nee Erb, Sanders whom he married on Nov. 23, 1946, in St. Louis, Mo.; three sons, John Randolph III, of Troy, Ill., Richard (Donna) Sanders of Athens, Texas, and Mark (Donna) Sanders of Troy, Ill.; a daughter, Kathy (Mike) Sauerwein of Troy, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Brett (Elaine) Sauerwein, Kyle Sauerwein, Chad (Val) Burgess, and David Sanders.
Memorials may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Funeral procession to leave at 9 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, from Laughlin-Richeson Funeral Home, Troy, Ill., for a 10 a.m. graveside service at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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