Obituaries:  Joe W. Sanders, Sabine Parish       S-536
Source:  Baton Rouge Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., Jun 12, 1994
Submitted by: Sue Woodford/Carl Beals
              swoodbea@open.org




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Joe W. Sanders, Chief Justice (Retired)

  Chief Justice Joe W. Sanders died Wednesday, June 8, 1994, at
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 79, a
resident of Baton Rouge, and a native of Pleasant Hill. He was a
retired Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and a U.S.
Army veteran.

  Visiting, at Welsh Funeral Home, 6700 Florida Blvd, was 4:30 to
8 p.m., Thursday, with Masonic services at 5:30 p.m. Visiting at
First Baptist Church was 10 a.m. until religious services at 2
p.m., Friday, conducted by the Rev. Perry F. Webb Jr., and the
Rev. Chris Andrews. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park.

  He was survived by wife, Marie S. Sanders; a brother, Frank T.
Sanders, Pleasant Hill; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in death by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Lud Sanders;
two brothers, Dr. O. L. Sanders Jr., and Fred S. Sanders; and
three sisters, Mrs. Ozie Lee McIntyre, Mrs. Lola Mae Dyer, and
Mrs. Sally DeMers. Pallbearers will be Tom F. Phillips, Dr. W. A.
Sistrunk, David Sanders, Sidney Sanders, Carey J. Messina, Ben R.
Miller Jr., and Dr. Moss Bannerman. Honorary pallbearers will be
Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and other members of the
Louisiana Judiciary; members of the Baton Rouge Bar Association,
Dr. Tom Quaid, Dr. Gerald Miletello, Dr. Steven Gremillion, Dr.
Robert Grissom, Leon Hebert, Harvey Posner, and Robert J.
Vandaworker.

  He was the First Judge of Baton Rouge Family Court from 1954
until 1960, Associate Justice of Louisiana Supreme Court from
1960 until 1979, and House of Representatives (Sabine Parish)
Louisiana Legislature from 1940 until 1944. He was past president
of LSU student body, member of Louisiana, and American Bar
Associations, Theta Xi fraternity, Woodmen of the World, Capitol
Lodge No. 399 F&A.M., Baton Rouge Consistory, Acacia Shrine
Temple, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Amvets, American Legion, and
First Baptist Church of Baton Rouge.

  In lieu of flowers, family requests donations to First Baptist
Church, P. O. Box 1309, Baton Rouge, 70821, or First United
Methodist Church Building Fund, 930 North Blvd., Baton Rouge,
70802.