Jerry Sanders, 76, of Millersville passed away Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.
He was born Nov. 7, 1944, in Cape Girardeau to Roscoe and Janet Sanders. He married Connie Schleinger on June 19, 1966.
Jerry graduated from Woodland High School in 1962. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1965 to 1967. He worked as an accountant for Inman Freight and Amerimart, retiring in 2009.
Loving survivors include his wife, Connie; nieces, Cheryl Garcia and Carol Shippy, both of Houston; and "adopted" grandson, Mikey Rutherford and fiancee, Lillie Dunn of Alabama.
A visitation will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. A celebration of life will follow, with the Revs. Donnie Ford and Don Estes officiating.
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