Mrs. Ruby Mae English Sanders Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mrs. Ruby Mae English Sanders, 86, passed away on February 13, 2016, at her home in West Point. Mrs. Ruby was born October 8, 1929, in Aberdeen the daughter of the late Alexander and Elma Allen English. She was an Inspector at both Knickerbocker Manufacturing and Artex in West Point, before retiring to stay at home. She was an avid and accomplished "Daylily" gardener. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She married John Ruble Sanders, Sr. on September 13, 1947, in West Point and he passed away May 10, 2011. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, mother-in-law, and friend. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by Two Sons: Steven Russell Sanders and Johnny Sanders; by her Great Grandson: Camden Reid Davis, and by her Sister: Betty Jo Nichols. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 20, 2016, at 1:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Eddie Brock officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Her Daughter, Pat Davis (Kenny) of West Point; Two Sons, Mike Sanders of West Point and Gary Sanders (Mabbline Nichols) of Vernon, AL; Four Grandchildren: Tracy Wysack (Ben) of Niceville, FL, Grant Davis of Santa Rosa, FL, Haley Sweatt (Will) of Meridian, and Heather Sanders of West Point; and Four Great Grandchildren: Lola, Eliza, and Alec Wysack and Mackenzie Sweatt; Daughter-in-Law: Shirley Sanders of West Point; One Sister, Martha Bryant of Aberdeen and her Loving Caregiver: Joyce Price of West Point. Pallbearers will be Grant Davis, Ben Wysack, Will Sweatt, Andy Cliett, Butch Fulgham, and Tommy Simmons. Honorary Pallbearers will be Johnny Gilliland, Billy Shirley, Amy Burdine, Rosie Chandler, and Sherry Griffin. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to LeBonheur Childrens Medical Center, 50 Dunlap Street, Memphis, TN 38103. Visitation will be Saturday 11:00-1:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com

Mrs. Ruby Mae English Sanders

October 8, 1929 - February 13, 2016