Velma Jean Sanders

Velma Jean Butterworth Sanders, 82 of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 18, 2022 in Lakewood Hall at Striffler-Hamby in Phenix City, AL. The family will receive friends from 10:00am until 11:00am prior to the service. A private burial will take place at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery.

Mrs. Sanders was born November 9, 1939 in Cordele, Georgia; daughter of the late Lewis M. and Wilma Dowdy Butterworth. She was retired from Coca Cola after 30 years of service and was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church.

Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wilborn Ray Sanders.

Survivors include her children, Michele Kenyon (Gordon), Mark Sanders (Glenda), grandson, Jeremy Sanders, granddaughters, Lauren Sanders Davis (Jeff), Megan Carter (Blake), Marah Seijo (Jose), sisters, Jane Good (Jan), Ellen Sanders, Evelyn Leatherwood (Wayne), Diane Spelts (Rod), brother, Earl Butterworth (Barbara), great grandchildren, Bryce Ray Sanders, Payton Faith Tice, Brody Sanders, Cameron Sanders, Carter Tice, Jolie Rayne Davis, Adrian Fillingim, Charlotte Carter, Julia Carter, Elliot Seijo, numerous nieces and nephews.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.shphenixcity.com for the Sanders family.