Mr. Willie Sanders Jr.

SANDERS, Mr. Willie Jr. - Age 69, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 1:30PM Saturday, November 17, 2018 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 2PM. Rev. Patrick Sanders Sr., officiating. Friends and family will assemble at the funeral home 1:30PM Saturday. Mr. Sanders will lie in state in the chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral and may be viewed 12PM-8PM Friday, with family present to receive friends from 6PM-8PM. Mr. Willie Sanders Jr. was born December 25, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee the son of Ora Lee Freeman and Willie Sanders, raised by stepfather, Alonzo Freeman. Willie moved to Flint, Michigan in 1954. He graduated from Flint Northwestern High School in 1966. Willie attended Mott Community College. He worked for General Motors and was a member of UAW Local 599. He retired after 40 years of dedicated service. Willie was a sports fanatic, who especially enjoyed cheering on the Michigan Wolverines and the Detroit Red Wings. He enjoyed spending time and playing with his great niece and nephews. He was honest, direct and not fake. Mr. Sanders leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Kathleen “Kitty” Sanders of Flint; 2 stepdaughters, Dana Caldwell of Flint and Margretta Gates of San Antonio, TX; grandchild, Michael Caldwell Sr. of Cincinnati, OH; great grandchild, Michael Caldwell III of Cincinnati, OH; sister, Dorothy Sanders of Flint; 9 nieces;1 special nephew, Deguam Sanders; 6 nephews; 1 aunt; mother in law, Ruth Gates; sisters in law, Deborah Hughley of San Antonio, TX, Tammy Boddie-Bey and Sheila Gates, both of Flint; 3 brothers in law, Gregory Gates of Flint, Frederick Gates of San Antonio, TX and Charlie Harvey Sr. of Flint; great niece, Semaj Harvey; great nephews, Tajuan and Trevon Sanders, DaRon “Booder” White and DaReon “Papoose” White; special brother, Thomas Patton; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Sam Jenkins and Willie Bray. Willie was preceded in death by: his mother, Ora Lee Freeman; father Willie Sanders; step father, Alonzo Freeman; brother, James Sanders; aunts, Florence Patton and Laura Smith; cousins, Dorothy Jean Jackson and Peter Jackson; and special friend Robert Cuba Sr. The family would like to express special thanks to McLaren Flint CCU, Elder Patrick Sanders Sr., New Jerusalem, Ebenezer Ministries, Bishop Knox and First Lady Knox, Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, Curtis “Kip” Johnson, The House of Prayer and Diane Williams.

Mr. Willie Sanders Jr.

December 25, 1948 - November 6, 2018