Joe Donald Sanders, 72, of Kountze, died Sunday, February 17, 2013, at Kountze Nursing Center.  He was born April 18, 1940, in Kirbyville, to Mattie Burch Sanders and Arlis Sanders.  Joe was a United States Army veteran and a retired vocational director with Lee College in Baytown. He was a lifetime member of Masonic Lodge #81 AF&AM in Baytown and a lifetime member of VFW Post #323.

Survivors include daughters, Barbara Greer, Donna Wolcott, Billie Sanders, and Debbie Morrison, all of Kountze, Betty Totty of Palestine, and Kristin Sanders of Wisconsin; eleven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Joe is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Thelma Puckett; and brother, Jesse Sanders.