Walter Sanders

1909 - 1996  (86 years)

• Name	Walter Sanders
  Birth	13 Oct 1909	MS
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jul 1996	Booneville, Prentiss, MS
  	BOONEVILLE - Walter Lee Sanders Sr., 86, died Monday, July 29, 1996, at his home in Booneville after a long illness. He was the owner and operator of Sanders Radio and TV Repair Shop in Booneville, retiring after becoming disabled in 1960. He was a 100 percent disabled veteran of World War II and a member of the Booneville Church of Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Salts Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jean Thornton officiating and Bro. Mike Eaton assisting. Burial will be in Booneville Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Laura Kirkpatrick Sanders of Booneville; two daughters, Lynne Smith of Littleton, Colo., and Donna McDowell of Lynn Haven, Fla.; one son, W. L. Sanders Jr. of Booneville; two sisters, Ruby Miller of Tupelo and Jean McDowell of Citra, Fla.; two brothers, Tommie Sanders of Tupelo and Hubert Sanders of New Site; six grandchildren, Jennifer Hines, David Sanders, Kayla Sanders, Ryan McDowell, Megan McDowell and Kelley Smith. He will be honored by the U. S. Army with a full military detail from Fort McClellan, Ala. U.S., Social Security Death Index Name: Walter L. Sanders SSN: 236-52-5844 Last Residence: 38829 Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA BORN: 13 Oct 1909 Died: 29 Jul 1996 State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1951)
  Burial	Prentiss County, MS
  	Burial: Zions Rest Cemetery Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA
  Person ID	I24282	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family	Cora Fay Trollinger,   b. 16 May 1916, MS d. Aug 1939 (Age 23 years)
  Children	1. Infant son Sanders,   b. 10 Aug 1939   d. 10 Aug 1939 (Age 0 years)   2. Infant daughter Sanders,   b. 31 Dec 1928, MS d. 23 Jan 1929, Marietta, Prentiss, MS (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F8483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Oct 1909 - MS Death - 29 Jul 1996 - Booneville, Prentiss, MS Burial - - Prentiss County, MS  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1920 United States Federal Census Name: Walter Sanders Age: 9 [11] Birth Year: abt 1911 [abt 1909] Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1920: Wrights, Prentiss, Mississippi Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's name: Oscar Sanders Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's name: Dora Sanders Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Attended School: Yes Household Members: Name Age Oscar Sanders 39 (Wife) Dora Sanders 36 Mississippi (Son) Clea Sanders 15 Mississippi; Occupation: Farmer Laborer (Son) Hubert Sanders 12 Mississippi; Occupation: Farmer Laborer (Son) Walter Sanders 9 [11] Mississippi (Daughter) Ruby Sanders 3 [3 11/12] Mississippi (Daughter) Rhona Sanders 0 [10/12] Mississippi 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Walter L Sanders Birth Year: abt 1910 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Mississippi Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1930: Beat 4, Prentiss, Mississippi Map of Home: View Map Street address: Booneville and Merietta Road Dwelling Number: 130 Family Number: 130 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Farm Class of Worker: Working on own account Employment: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Oscar W Sanders 45 (Wife) Dora Sanders 45 Mississippi (Son) Hubert N Sanders 22 Mississippi; Occupation: Farmer (Son) Walter L Sanders 20 Mississippi; Occupation: Farmer (Daughter) Ruby L Sanders 15 Mississippi (Daughter) Helen E Sanders 4 [4 2/12] Mississippi (Son) Tomie Sanders 13 Mississippi 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Walter L Sanders Age: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1910 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Mississippi Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Prentiss, Mississippi Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: Road South From Moores Store By Paundo Store Inferred Residence in 1935: Sh, Prentiss, Mississippi Residence in 1935: Same House Sheet Number: 7B Occupation: Labor Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work Weeks Worked in 1939: 35 Income: 140 Income Other Sources: No