Isaac "Ike" Sanders

Isaac "Ike" Sanders, 87, of Alpena, Ark., died August 5, 2010 at Point Lookout Nursing and Rehab. in Hollister, Mo. The son of Marion Denton and Martha (Maggard) Sanders was born on July 28, 1923 at Venus, Ark. Visitation will be Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 from 1-6 p.m. at Holt Memorial Chapel. Graveside service will be Monday at Alpena Cemetery at 11 a.m. Terry G. Burruss will be officiating. Issac retired as a buyer from Mass Merchandisers after 35 years of service. He was a farmer. Isaac was also an elder of the Harrison Cumberland Presbyterian Church for 35 years. He was a current member of the Alpena Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Fred, Rex, Ewell, Denton, and Shorty; and two sisters, Jewel and Elva. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Joyce (Graves) Sanders, of the home; two sons and their spouses, Sandy and Gale Sanders, of North Little Rock, Ark., and Gill and Terri Sanders, of Alpena, Ark.; a daughter and her husband, Nancy and Ron Williams, of Nashville, Tenn.; a brother, Al Sanders, of Modesto, Calif.; seven granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to the Alpena Methodist Church.