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Submitted: 7/1/21 • Approved: 7/1/21 • Last Updated: 7/4/21 • R1380513-G0-S3
01 Nov 1943 - 24 Jun 2021
Marriage: 23 Jul 1966 Black Rock, Lawrence County, Arkansas*
Donald Max Sanders husband of Patricia (Stormes) Sanders. Donald Max Sanders son of Freddie James Pickney Sr and Violet Viola (Lawrence) Pickney.
Donald Max Sanders of Black Rock, Arkansas
November 1, 1943 - June 24, 2021
Donald Max Sanders, 77, passed from this life on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at his residence. He was born on November 1, 1943, in Wild Cherry, Arkansas. He married Patricia Stormes on July 23, 1966, in Black Rock. Donald was a self-employed welder and gravel hauler and served in the National Guard for six years. He was of the Pentecostal belief.
Preceding him in death were: his father, Freddie Pickney, Sr.; his mother, Viola Lawrence; sisters, Diane Ragsdell and Sharon Berlecamp; and a nephew, Wayne Darris.
Donald is survived by his wife, Patricia of the home; son, Michael Sanders (Jody) of Hoxie; siblings, Freddie Pickney, Jr. (Nancy), Bobby Joe Pickney (Elizabeth), and Jeanette Darris, all of Black Rock; grandchildren, Alyssa Sanders, Carter Sanders, and Lulani Sanders; several nieces, nephews, and other family members.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 27, 2021, from 12 until 2 p.m. at Cox Funeral Home in Walnut Ridge. The funeral will follow immediately at 2 p.m. with Bro. Rick Hart officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Forest Cemetery in Black Rock under the direction of Cox Funeral Home in Walnut Ridge.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are Jerry Gilliam, Bob Aaron, Cole Ashlock, Larry Sexton, Billy Doyle, and Ronnie Malone.
Obituary located through Cox Funeral Home Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas. Published 25 Jun 2021. © Copyright 2012 - 21 Cox Funeral Home. All Rights Reserved.
*Lawrence County, Ark Marriage Index
Sanders, Donald - Storms, Patricia 23 Jul 1966 Book Y page 487
Contributed on 7/1/21 by denise.bratcher63
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