Sanders Jr., William Blair

William Blair Sanders, Jr., 76, of Pulaski, born August 20, 1930, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2007.

He was a lifetime member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Pulaski and was a Past Exalted Ruler of Pulaski BPOE #1067 and Past District Deputy to the Grand Exalted Ruler BPOE. He was a former member of the Pulaski Kiwanis Club and a retired salesman. Bill is remembered by many for his beautiful tenor voice.

He was the son of Hazel James and William Blair Sanders, Sr. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James X. Sanders and Larry R. Sanders. Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Patricia Jordan Sanders of Pulaski; son, William B. Sanders, III of Pulaski; daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and James L. Webb, Jr. of Lynchburg; Granddaughters and spouse, Katharine W. and Jay Stevens of Mooresville, N.C. and Elizabeth E. Webb of Charlotte, N.C.; great-grandson, James A. Stevens of Mooresville, N.C.; and sister, Helen Marie Sanders Dalton of Pulaski.

Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. from Stevens Funeral Chapel with Pastor Terrie Sternberg officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski. The family will receive friends Monday evening at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 378, Pulaski, Va. 24301 or the Pulaski County Humane Society, P.O. Box 1046, Dublin, Va. 24084 or to the Pulaski County Rescue Squad. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.