Rebecca Sanders was born August 19, 1933 in Selmer, TN the daughter of the late Jack Sanders and Georgia Odell Wolfe Sanders.
Miss Sanders graduated from Selmer High School in 1953. She was ranked 4th in her class with an average of 93.24. She was active in the Beta Club all 4 years of high school and was voted Friendliest in her senior class. Miss Sanders was retired from AIG Insurance Company formerly National Life and Accident Insurance. She had also worked for the Grand Ole Opry in ticket sales and back stage for 40 years. Miss Sanders has been a part-time administrative assistant with Tennessee Baptist Adult Homes in Brentwood. She was an active member of Bellevue Baptist
Church in Nashville.
Miss Sanders departed this life on March 31, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 82 Years, 7 Months, 12 Days. She is survived by a sister, Johnnie Crouch and husband Chuck of Oakland, TN; three brothers, Bill Sanders and wife Jo of Bon Aqua, TN, Sam Sanders and wife Sue of Lakeland, TN, Jerry Sanders and wife Rhonda of Eads, TN; special friends, Joanne Loggins and Vonda Kimmons as well as a host of extended family and friends.
In addition to her parents, Miss Sanders was preceded in death by a sister, Frances Phelps and a brother, Holly Sanders.
Memorials may be made to Bellevue Baptist Church or a charity of the donor’s choice.
