Truman Leroy Sanders, Sr.

1919 - 2013  (94 years)

• Name	Truman Leroy Sanders
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	8 Dec 1919	Lovelady, Houston County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Dec 2013	Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
  Buried	22 Dec 2013	Clapp Cemetery - Pine Prairie, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I14596	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Florence Mae Guidry,   b. 5 Jul 1937, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 2024, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	14 Jan 2000	Groveton, Trinity County, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	17 May 2025
  Family ID	F6399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Dec 1919 - Lovelady, Houston County, Texas, USA Married - 14 Jan 2000 - Groveton, Trinity County, Texas, USA Died - 20 Dec 2013 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA Buried - 22 Dec 2013 - Clapp Cemetery - Pine Prairie, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Truman Leroy Sanders, Sr. Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Truman Leroy Sanders, Sr. Name: Truman Leroy Sanders Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 8 Dec 1919 Birth Place: Lovelady, Harris, Texas, USA Residence Place: Trinity, Trinity, Texas, USA Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941 Registration Place: Trinity, Trinity, Texas, USA Employer: Self Height: 5' 9" Weight: 145 lbs. Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Next of Kin: Mrs. Martha Sanders
  		Obituary of Truman Leroy Sanders, Sr. Published in The Trinity Standard on December 26, 2013

  
  

  Headstones		Picture on Headstone of Truman Leroy Sanders, Sr. and Nina Mae Thompson Sanders Clapp Cemetery - Pine Prairie, Texas, USA
  		Headstone of Truman Leroy Sanders, Sr. and Nina Mae Thompson Sanders Clapp Cemetery - Pine Prairie, Texas, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Truman Leroy Sanders TYLER - Truman Leroy Sanders, 94, died Dec. 20, in Tyler. Mr. Sanders was born in Trinity, to James Barter and Martha Parker Sanders, one of six children. His motto was: Be Prepared. He lived by this motto and ingrained it into his children. He always told his family: "Always leave the world a better place than when you found it." Those that knew Truman Sanders know that he was Prepared and defiantly left this world a much better place for having lived in it. Truman was preceded in death by his loving wife, Nina Mae Sanders; son, Truman Leroy Sanders, Jr.; both parents and siblings, Pearl McManners, Leona Evans, James Howard Sanders, and Alice N. Andrews. Survivors include: daughters, Rosilea Gest and husband Pat and Helen Israel and husband Dr. C. Noah; grandchildren, Pat Gest, Jr., Maria Valenta, Byron Kirkpatrick, Rachel DeVaney, Doron Israel; great-grandchildren, Jonathan Gest, Kristyn Gest, Shane Brooks, Kirby Brooks, Braeden Kirkpatrick, and Joshua Kirkpatrick; great-great-grandson, Aaron Brooks; brother, Glover Parker Sanders; many beloved nephews and nieces. Funeral Service: 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 22, Dorcas Wills Baptist Church. Rev. Jared Burt and Rev. Leroy Brown Officiating. Interment: Clapp Cemetery, Trinity. Pallbearers: Pat Gest, Pat Gest, Jr., Shane Brooks, Kirby Brooks, Byron Kirkpatrick, Matt DeVaney, Hamer Dunlap, and Dr. C. Noah Israel. Honorary Pallbearers: Glover Sanders Waller-Thornton Funeral Home directed the arrangements. (Published in The Trinity Standard on December 26, 2013)