Mrs. Ann Duke Sanders
October 27, 1929 - November 24, 2017
Mrs. Ann Duke Sanders, 88, passed away on November 24, 2017, at her home in Prairie. Mrs. Ann was born October 27, 1929, in Monroe County the daughter of the late George Homer and Lillie Pearl Brooks Duke. She was a homemaker and attended Aberdeen Church of Christ. She married Earl Prentice Sanders on April 4, 1947, in Columbus, and he passed away March 7, 2015. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by 4 Brothers: Athen, Horace, Wheeler, and Harold Duke. Graveside services will be held Monday, November 27, 2017, at 1:30 P.M. from Lone Oak Cemetery in Steens with Mr. Kenny White officiating. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include One Daughter, Sandra S. Miller; Granddaughter: Sissy Miller Conn; Grandson: Fred Miller (Wanda); Great Granddaughter: Mason Conn; Great Grandson: Miller Conn all of Prairie; and One Brother, James Ellis Duke of Lebanon, TN. Pallbearers will be Fred Miller, Miller Conn, Larry Conn, Brooks White, Seth White, and Robert Thompson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Her Caregivers: Pearline Jones, Sandra Guines, Loretta Johnson, Laura Dobbs; Nurses and Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center Home Health Care; Nurses and Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice; Doctors, Nurses and Staff of ICU at North Mississippi Medical Center Home in Tupelo; Doctors, Nurses and Staff of the Emergency Room at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point; Staff of Emergency Services at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point; Rebecca Stanford, N.P, and Dr. Edmund A. Miller, Jr. and Staff. Memorials may be made to West Point/Clay County Animal Shelter, 1212 Old Tibbee Road, West Point, MS 39773 or to Monroe County Animal Shelter, 1317 Old Highway 6, Amory, MS 38821. Visitation will be held Sunday at Mrs. Ann's house in Prairie from 2:00-5:00 P.M. and Monday from 11:00-12:30 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com
Mrs. Ann Duke Sanders, 88, passed away on November 24, 2017, at her home in Prairie. Mrs. Ann was born October 27, 1929, in Monroe County the daughter of the late George Homer and Lillie Pearl Brooks Duke. She was a homemaker and attended... View Obituary & Service Information