Services for Edward Sanders, 85, will be held 11:00AM, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home in Shreveport. Officiating will be Dr. Murry Hodge of Summer Grove Baptist Church. The family will be receiving visitors at 10:00 a.m. until service time with internment following the service at Hill Crest Memorial Park in Haughton, Louisiana.
Ed was born on February 5, 1938, in Mashulaville, Mississippi. He was the first son of James Tyson and Mary Tripplett Sanders and went to his heavenly home on July 5, 2023.
Ed was a Christian, baptized in the Hashuqua Creek locally referred to as “Hey Sugar Creek” at the age of nine by the Mashulaville Baptist Church pastor. He was a member of Summer Grove Baptist church for 43 years. He wholeheartedly believed in God, held an unshakeable faith and was a loyal servant all his life.
Ed proudly served in the United States Air Force for five years as an Aircraft Mechanic where he worked on C124 cargo planes and was stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base. He worked for Delta Airlines at the Shreveport Regional Airport for 28 years. Ed loved keeping his yard cut, trimmed, and took immense pride in it always looking nice and enjoyed playing golf with his friends very much.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents James Tyson and Mary Triplett Sanders, his loving wife of 37 years Linda Upshaw Sanders, brothers Tommy Joe Sanders and Frank Alan Sanders.
Survivors include Stephen Carl Sanders and wife Veronica of Arlington, Virginia; Julie Elizabeth Sanders of Houston, Texas; three sisters, Louise Sanders of Madison, Mississippi, Sandra Sanders of Springdale Arkansas, and Amelia Sanders Carpenter and husband Charles Robert of Madison, Mississippi; Sister In Laws Lou Lindsey of Tulsa Oklahoma, Cathy McDavid Sanders of Louisville, Mississippi; Barbara Upshaw Chambless of Shreveport, Louisiana; Numerous Nieces, Great Nieces and Great Nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Robert Carpenter, Spencer Willis, Scott McGee, Tommy Benton, Matthew McGee, Gerald Dyess, Dennis Dans and Truman Wimberly.
The family would like to express their most sincere gratitude and appreciation to his very dear friend Becki Davis and her entire extended family for including him with their family. From holidays and birthdays to impromptu meals – these get togethers were always a highlight for him. The difference made by this kind, generous and loving family enriched his life so much more than we can adequately express.
Ed was a kind good man who will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
