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Obituary for Sanders


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday May 21, 1998

Homer LeRoy Sanders, Major General, USAF (retired), born in Marshall, Texas, July 25, 1904, passed away May 19, 1998 in Albuquerque. Preceded in death by wife, Frances Sanders; two sons, Scott Sanders and Edward B. Sanders; and grandson, Thomas Alexander. He is survived by wife, Jean F. Sanders; daughters, Connie Alexander and Joyce Lang; step-children, Mary Lou Wilkerson, John M. Bristol, and Edmund G. Bristol; 13 grandchildren. He was currently a member of the Order of Daedalians, Albuquerque Country Club and Air Force Association. Services will be held Friday, May 22, at Kirtland Air Force Base East Chapel, 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may be made to All Faiths Receiving Home, P.O. Box 6573, 87197. Strong-Thorne Mortuary, 1100 Coal Ave Se, in charge of arrangements.


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