Funeral services for David Eldon Sanders, 61, of Chandler, TX, are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point, TX. Visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 PM.
David passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, in Tyler, at 6:50 AM.
David Eldon Sanders was born on July 23, 1961, in Dallas, TX, to parents Leonard Avnor Sanders and Virginia Ann Russell Sanders. He was raised in Irving and graduated from McArthur High School. David resided in Irving where he worked 18 years for Frito Lay. He was previously married and had two boys Jeff and James. David married Michelle Rene Powell on August 2, 2015, and he and Rene moved to Chandler. For the last few years, he enjoyed working in maintenance for Flat Creek Marina in Chandler. David loved to entertain family and friends while cooking out on the grill. He enjoyed the outdoors, loved to fish and was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Virginia Ann Sanders; brothers, Don (Donny) Sanders and Billy Sanders; nephews, Ray Smith and Joseph Berry; brother-in-law, Cecil Sanchez.
David is survived by his wife, Rene Sanders of Chandler, TX; sons, Jeff Sanders and wife Savannah of Wills Point, TX, and James Sanders and wife Kattie of Saint Jo, TX; daughters, Krisha Powell of Carrollton, TX, and Stephanie Adams of Fort Worth, TX; sisters, Paulette Davis and husband Charles of Chandler, TX, and Rhonda Sanchez of Chandler, TX; grandchildren, Lexi, Junior, Lizzy, Raina, Landrie, Annabelle, Braydon, Parker, Bam, Star, Braxton, Lyra, Bryson, Aly, Mason, Trent, Serenity, Emilio and Lilly.
A reception for family and friends will be held after services at Jeff and Savannah’s home: 259 VZCR 3810, Wills Point, TX 75169.
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