1937

David Lee Sanders Sr was born on 07 Mar 1937 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA a child of Arthur Hulon Sanders Sr. and Winnie Belle Lee Sanders.

1940

Daird Lee Sanders was counted in the census on 04 Apr 1940 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA,
as a 3-year-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home were; his father, Hulon Sanders; his mother, Winnie Sanders; and his siblings,

1970

When he was 32, he married Sara Rebecca Elkins about 1970.

2010

He died on 07 Feb 2010 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. David Lee Sanders Sr was buried on 09 Feb 2010 in Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Lighthouse Christian Ministries Cemetery.

Obituary of David L. Sanders

ELGIN – Funeral service for David Lee Sanders, Sr., 72, will be held Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Lighthouse Christian Ministries with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Mark Sanders and Rev. Virgil Bagwell will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday 7-9 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff.

Mr. Sanders entered into eternal rest Sunday, February 7, 2010. Born in Nashville, Tenn., he was a son of the late Arthur Hulon Sanders, Sr. and Winnie Bell Lee Sanders. He served in the United States Army and retired from the City of Columbia where he was a security guard. He enjoyed gardening, listening to birds, singing and playing the guitar at church, and playing at the Clyde Key Gospel Jamboree. He also loved fishing and was an avid fan of Johnny Cash and the 55 Chevy. He was a very giving man.

Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Sara Rebecca Elkins Sanders; sons, David Lee Sanders, Jr. (Linda) of Elgin, Steve A. Sanders (Dalephine) of Lugoff, and Dewayne Sanders of Madison, Tenn.; daughter, Demecia Sanders (Donnie) of Old Hickory, Tenn.; brothers, Raymond Sanders (Tina) of Columbus, N.C., Hulon Sanders (Betty) of Nashville, Tenn., and Mark Sanders (Pat) of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; sisters, Sue Farris (Jimmy) of Lebanon, Tenn., Elaine Gnegy (Keith) of Pleasantview, Tenn., and Mary Creson of Nashville, Tenn.; and grandchildren, Rebecca Lynn Gambrell and Leah Faye Sanders of Elgin, Elizabeth Sanders and Jonathan Sanders of Lugoff, Ashley Harper and Larissa Harper of Old Hickory, Tenn. He was predeceased by a sister, Linda Stinson (John).

Visitation

2/8/2010, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Powers Funeral Home

Funeral Service

2/9/2010, 3:00 PM, Lighthouse Christian Ministries

David Lee Sanders Sr., 72, Elgin, at 3 p.m. at Lighthouse Christian Ministries with burial in the church cemetery. Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, is in charge.

2018

On April 5, 2018, David Lee Sanders, Sr was mentioned as the deceased husband in the obituary of Mrs Sara Rebecca Elkins Sanders. 

On August 11, 2018, David Lee Sanders, Sr was mentioned as the deceased father in the obituary of David Lee Sanders, Jr.