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Donald Sanders
[April
16, 2013]
ATLANTA -- Donald W. Sanders, 81, of
Atlanta, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at 11:30 p.m. at HCR Manor
Care in Normal.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Atlanta – Mr. Donald W. Sanders, 81, of Atlanta,
passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013, at 11:30 p.m.
at HCR Manor Care in Normal.
Graveside services for Mr. Sanders will be held on
Friday, April 19, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Zion
Cemetery in Lincoln.
Visitation will be held at Quiram-Peasley Funeral
Home from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday,
April 18, 2013.
Surviving Mr. Sanders are his wife, Carolyn, of
Atlanta; two children: Susan (C.J.) Knuffman of
Decatur and Jason (Alicia) Sanders of Atlanta; six
grandchildren: Lydia, Isabella and Cyril Knuffman
and Jenna, Anna and Julie Sanders; and one sister,
Doris Steffens of Texas.
Donald William Sanders was born on May 26, 1931, in
Lincoln, the son of William and Fern Walker Sanders.
He married Carolyn Deverman in August, 1964, at Zion
Lutheran Church in Lincoln. She survives.
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Don graduated from Lincoln Community High School in
1949. He was a lifelong grain and livestock farmer
in the Lincoln and Atlanta area. He also sold seed
corn for various companies throughout his life. He
loved to plant and harvest corn. And Don also loved
taking his grandkids on adventures. He was a member
of the Logan County Farm Bureau and the NRA. Don
enjoyed going to “the boat” and made many friends
there.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta Rescue Squad or
Atlanta Fire Department.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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