James T. Sanders

James Thomas Sanders, 58, of Savannah, GA, passed away Monday August 15, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

James was a Savannah native, who graduated from Stanford High School in Fayetteville, NC in 1971. He was a self employed contractor with Yellowstone Construction Company. James attended Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA where he had been a member since 1987. He was a member of the United States Navy and a Vietnam Veteran. James was an avid hunter and fisherman, and was also very active in the Boy Scouts of America, serving as a troop leader.

James is preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Gail Bragg Sanders; paternal grandparents, Howard and Lalia Sanders; and maternal grandparents, James Avery and Mamie Lou Bragg.

He is survived by his father, Merrill “Sandy” Sanders of Savannah; son, Matthew Sanders of Macon, GA; daughter Jane Elizabeth Sanders of Savannah; sisters Sandra Sanders Weidlich and Susan Sanders (Greg) Holden, both of Savannah; aunt Betty Rogers Bragg of Savannah and numerous cousins.

Visitation: 6 – 8:00 PM Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at Fairhaven Funeral Home, Hubert C. Baker Chapel.

Funeral Service: 11:00 AM Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah.

Interment: 2:00 PM Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Beaufort National Cemetery.

The family requests that remembrances be made to The Boy Scouts of America on Abercorn Street in Savannah.

Fairhaven Funeral Home

Hubert C. Baker Chapel

7415 Hodgson Memorial Drive

Savannah, Georgia 31406

(912) 927 – 1999

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