Oglethorpe County GaArchives Obituaries.....Sanders Sir., Robert Bradley October 28, 2010
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Lord and Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel 
     Obituary for Robert Bradley Sanders Sr.                         



Date Posted:   Oct. 28, 2010 
Obituary:   Stephens, GA - Robert Bradley Sanders, Sr., 82, of Stephens, died 
Thursday, October 28, 2010. 
He was born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia on October 7, 1928. His parents were 
Nathaniel Harrison Sanders and Norene Wood Sanders. He married Ruth Mamie Edge 
on May 2, 1948 in Atlanta. As a youth he attended Salem Church in Oglethorpe 
County and has been a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Stephens since 1966 
where he has served as deacon.
He is survived by two brothers, Nathaniel Harrison Sanders and Raymond Delano 
Sanders; and his six children. His children are Robert Bradley Sanders, Jr. 
(Brad) of Athens and wife Diane Monaghan Sanders; Linda Lorraine Sanders of 
Decatur; Edward Victor Sanders (Eddie) of Stephens; Marilyn Sanders Young of 
Smithonia and husband, Melvin Young; Carol Sanders Smith of Alpharetta and 
husband Earl Smith; Paul Alan Sanders of Stephens and wife, Tina Suzanne 
Sanders. His grandchildren are Nathan Sanders, Amanda Clark and husband Brian 
Clark, Jamie Young, Kelli Young, Erika Smith, Justine Smith, Adrianne Smith, 
and Courtney Smith (step-granddaughter). His great-grandchildren are Abigail 
Clark, Alexander Clark, and Brandon Young. He was preceded in death by his 
wife, Ruth Edge Sanders, and older brother, Henry Carlton Sanders.
Robert served two years in the Navy in Pensacola, Florida. After marriage 
Robert and Ruth moved to Stewart County where they farmed cotton, peanuts, 
raised beef cattle, and produced eggs for the hatchery business. During that 
time he also worked as a firefighter at Fort Benning, Georgia. They moved to 
Stephens, in Oglethorpe County, in 1966 where he farmed full time until 
retiring. He was a successful poultry grower and tree farmer and is remembered 
for his drive and tireless work habits.
The family will receive visitors at Lord and Stephens, Athens East, on 
Saturday, October 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be... 
held at Antioch Baptist Church in Stephens, Georgia, on Sunday, October 31 at 
2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the 
Antioch Cemetery Fund are welcomed

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