Oliver Milton Sanders, 93, of Pineville, and a native of Jena, passed from this life on Sunday, December 8, 2019, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Pineville.
He was born September 26, 1926 in Jena to the union of his parents, Oliver Bing and Medora Belle Robertson Sanders.
Mr. Sanders proudly served our country in the United States Air force, retiring as a Staff Sergeant.
Services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Pineville with the Revs. Gary Wiley and Aaron Theard officiating.
Interment will follow with full military honors in the Tidwell Landing Cemetery near Jena under direction of Hixson Brothers, Inc. of Pineville.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 44 years, Johnnie Lanier Sanders; parents, Oliver Bing and Medora Belle Robertson Sanders; brother, E. V. Sanders; and sister Lorean Breithaupt.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 14 years, Rita Joy Sanders; son, Norman Dale Sanders and wife, Kathy; daughters, Beverly Dawn Petre and husband Vince and Darla Rue Jones and husband, Paul; step-daughter, Gladys Bordelon; grandchildren, Brandon and Brittany Harrison, Jared and Lauren Sanders, Morgan Wiley (Dustin) and Hannah Alexander (Devin); step-granddaughter, Emily Bordelon; granddaughter-in-law, Brandy Harrison; great grandchildren, Brooklyn and Jaykob Harrison, Abbigail Petre, Kristopher, Isaac and Oliver Wiley; and a host of other family members and friends.
Pallbearers honored to serve are Kemp Cole, Wendell Cole, Jared Sanders, Vince Petre, Devin Alexander and Reverend Aaron Theard.
The family has designated the Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Rd Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256, for memorial contributions.