February 4, 1940 –  November 23, 2014  GAINESVILLE – Graveside services for Kenneth Horace Sanders, 74, will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Oakland Cemetery, Madill, Oklahoma with Rev. Doyle Henderson officiating. All service arrangements are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home in Whitesboro, Texas. No visitation services are planned.He died on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at the River Valley Health and Rehab Center in Gainesville, Texas.
Kenneth was born on February 2, 1940 to Horace Alex and Leona Jewel (Petitt) Sanders in Cyril, Oklahoma. He married Joy Duncan on January 30, 1960 in Madill, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death. He was a former truck driver.
He is survived by his wife, Debra Sanders, of Madill, OK; sons: Jeff Sanders and wife, Kellie, of Gainesville; Kenny Sanders of Tennessee; daughters: Nancy Smith of Gainesville; Pam Blankenship of Whitesboro; Janie Adams of Whitesboro; Belinda Bilder and husband, Alan, of Copperas Cove; brother, Jimmy Dale Sanders of Mountain View; AR; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joy Sanders; his parents, Horace and Leona Sanders; sisters: Sue Mahan; Ruby Northcutt; brothers: Steve Sanders and Jerry Don Sanders.