Ted Sanders of Tullahoma passed this life on Friday, May 20th, 2016 at
Tennova Healthcare Harton at the age of 81. Mr. Sanders was born in
Franklin County to the late Frank and Lillian Blackburn Sanders. During
his life he worked as a machinist supervisor at A.R.O. and was a member
of the Gospel Tabernacle Baptist Church in Tullahoma. Mr. Sanders was
also a Mason, a Shriner, and a member of the International Association of
Machinist and Aerospace Workers. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by one brother, Frank “Sonny” Sanders; and one sister,
Thelma Jean McClure. Mr. Sanders is survived by his wife, Eloise Sanders
of Tullahoma; two sons, Tim Sanders and his wife Donna of Winchester and
Terry Sanders and his wife Kim of Tullahoma; one sister, Patsy Solomon
and her husband Jim of Tullahoma; grandchildren, Alex Sanders and his
wife Hannah, Tiffany Sanders and Dylan Sanders; and one great-grandson,
Jaxon Sanders. Visitation for Mr. Sanders will be held on Monday, May
23rd, 2016 from 11:00am-2:00pm with the funeral to immediately follow at
2:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Rod Schrader and
Jimmy Kesey officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial
Gardens. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that
donations be made to the Gospel Tabernacle Baptist Church Building Fund,
965 Gourdneck Road NW, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.