Gerald N. Sanders, 83, of Decatur died early Monday morning, December 23, 2013. He was retired from Sexton Can Company. He is survived by one son, Joe R. Sanders (Joy) of Bartlett, Tenn.; two daughters, Joan Sanders and Jan Sanders (Bruce Cox), both of Decatur; five grandchildren, Joe Sanders Jr. of Lansing, Mich., Jeremy Sanders (Maggie) of Bartlett, Tenn., Jennifer Webb (Jim) of New Munich, Minn., Lacey Nicholas of Decatur and Elizabeth Reed of Knoxville, Tenn. He is also survived by five great-grandsons. James and Joseph Webb of New, Munich, Minn., Kaleb and Jonah Sanders of Bartlett, Tenn., and Caden Ingram of Decatur. The funeral will be held on Thursday, December 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with Dr. Charles Merry Christmas officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Hospice of the Valley, P.O. Box 2745, Decatur, AL 35602.
