Floyd M. “Jerry” Sanders, 79, of Nederland, died Monday, July 2, 2012. He was born on July 14, 1932, in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, to Gertrude Bookout Sanders and Floyd Sanders. Jerry was a United States Coast Guard veteran. He retired from Texaco refinery after thirty-one years of employment, and was a maintenance supervisor with Beaumont Enterprise for ten years. Jerry was an avid reader and enjoyed watching television.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Sanders; daughter, Lori Campbell and her husband, Jackie, of Longview; sons, Steven Sanders and his wife, Tina, of Bremen, Georgia; Michael Sanders of Houston; David Sanders and his wife, Myrna, of League City; and John Sanders and his wife, Megan, of Sulphur, Louisiana; sisters, Karen Ogea and her husband, Abe, of Rocksprings, Wyoming; and Sheri Cricchio and her husband, Mitchell, of LaBelle; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
A graveside service for Mr. Sanders will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Greenlawn Memorial Park, 3900 Twin City Highway, Groves, under the direction of Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 755 South 11th Street, Suite 212, Beaumont, Texas 77701.
