Stephen R. Sanders

SHREVEPORT, LA – Services to celebrate the life of Stephen Sanders, 57, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Broadmoor Baptist Church Chapel. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Minden, LA. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service.

Steve was born on December 3, 1957, and passed away on October 16, 2015, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Steve is survived by his wife, Patsy Sanders; parents, Glenn and Mary Sanders; daughter, Jaime Sanders; son, Travis Sanders; sister, Jan Wallace and husband Sam; brother, Ken Sanders and wife Ruth; and very special friend, David Shores.

Honoring Steve as pallbearers are David Shores, Gerry Ward, Gene “Tiger” Payne, George West, Bobby Quackenbush, and Richard Davidson.

The family would like to extend a very special thanks to John Nolan and their many friends for all the support and help given during Steve’s illness.

Steve was loved very much by family and friends. He was a remarkable man with the ability to make others feel at ease around him. Steve’s sense of humor made everyone laugh and enjoy being around him.

As a child Steve was an obedient boy who loved his parents, sister, and brother. Steve and his father shared a common love for cars and spent many hours helping him restore classics in their garage. He continued to follow in his fathers footsteps as he started his career at United Gas and then following his dream of forming a business with his brother Kenny, and later forming his own Construction Company. He had a passion for building cars to riding dirt bikes and loved being on his machines.. Steve loved his family and always relied on them for advice; especially his father.

Steve had many important and special qualities and touched so many lives. He was very giving and humble. He was a man of his word and a born leader and could stand alone when adversity came. He believed in Loyalty and Respect. His wife and children trusted him to always be on their side. He will be deeply missed but we will meet again.