John Davis Sanders

1898 - 1981  (83 years)

• Name	John Davis Sanders
  Born	16 Apr 1898	Deep River, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jun 1981	Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I990	Stonehocker
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Homer Ezra Sanders,   b. 1869, Iowa, United States ,   d. 12 Apr 1953, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elenor Ling,   b. 23 May 1867, Beulah Church, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA ,   d. 14 Aug 1931, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States  (Age 64 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1890	Poweshiek, Iowa, United States
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Reed,   d. 23 Sep 1982
  Married	22 May 1921	What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, United States
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Orville M. Sanders,   b. 23 Feb 1923, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, United States ,   d. 27 Nov 1955, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, United States  (Age 32 years)   7. Clyde Eugene Sanders,   b. 8 Jan 1925, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, United States ,   d. 26 Feb 2002, Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Apr 1898 - Deep River, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States Married - 22 May 1921 - What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, United States Died - 10 Jun 1981 - Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Sanders The funeral of John D. Sanders, 90, was June 13 at Watts Funeral Home. He died at this home in Montezuma, June 10 and was buried in Jackson Township Cemetery. The Rev. John Darlington officiated. Harmonica soloist was Robert W. Sanders and Alice Underwood was organist. Gary Sanders, Daniel Sanders, Jeffrey Sanders, David Sanders, Vernon Sanders, Kenneth Sanders, and Steven Sanders were casket bearers. Mr. Sanders was born April 16, 1898 in Deep River and the son of Homer and Eleanor Ling Sanders. On May 22, 1921, he married Ethel Reed in What Cheer. They lived near Barnes City, What Cheer, and Deep River before moving to Montezuma. He worked for What Cheer Pottery, farmed and was a mason tender. His wife died Sept. 23, 1982. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Ronnie Sanders, five brothers and five sisters. He is survived by his family; Ronald and Jeanne Sanders of Harahan, La., Orville and Phyllis Sanders of What Cheer, Clyde and Lareta Sanders of New Sharon, Robert and Dixie Sanders of Montezuma, Donn Sanders of Barnes City, Marvin and Sandra Sanders of Solon, and Roger and Joan Sanders of Des Moines, 23 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, a sister Luella Binegar and a brother Irwin Sanders both of Newton.