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Submitted: 8/14/11 • Approved: 11/3/20 • Last Updated: 11/5/20 • R575653-G575653-S3
Johnny 18 Nov 1905 - 16 May 1973
Lona 26 Nov 1907 - 05 May 1990
Marriage: 20 Dec 1930 Izard County, Arkansas
Johnny Ernest Sanders son of John Henry Sanders Nancy Ann (Langston) Sanders. Lona Malinda (Hively) Sanders daughter of Joseph Washington Hively and Minnie (Brown) Hively.
**obituary
The Calico Rock Progress, Calico Rock, Arkansas, May 31, 1973:
Ernest Sanders
Ernest Sanders, age 67, of Pineville, Arkansas, died May 16, 1973, in the Calico Rock Medical Center.
He was a retired farmer, and was a resident of this county all his life and was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include: his wife, Lona Sanders of the home; three sons, Joe of Mtn. Grove, Mo.; Todd of Dolph, Ark.; Jim of Fayetteville, Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. Faye Neal of Dolph, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson; four brothers, all of Dolph, Ark., Tim Sanders; Pat Sanders; C. C. Sanders; and Roy Sanders; one sister, Ada Griggs of Mt. Pleasant, Arkansas.
Funeral service was Friday, May 18, 1973, at 2:00 p.m. in Wayland Arbor Church. Burial was in Wayland Arbor Cemetery, Dolph, Arkansas. Rev. Bontuger, Rev. Remmel Rowden and Rev. Garland Skidmore officiating.
Note: The obituary indicated that burial was in the Wayland Arbor Cemetery. Burial was actually across the road in the Dolph Baptist Cemetery.
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Contributed on 8/14/11 by maxparnell
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