Wayne Sanders

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Earl Wayne Sanders, 72, resident of Killen, Alabama, died Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Decatur Morgan Hospital.

A memorial service will be conducted Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Cliff Goodrich officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 4:00 PM until the service time at the funeral home.

A Cowboy’s Prayer: Our Heavenly Father, We pause at this time. Mindful of the many blessings you have bestowed upon us. We ask, Lord, that you will be with us in the arena of life. We as cowboys do not ask for special favors. We don’t ask to draw around the chute fighting horses, the steer that wont lay, or to never break the barrier. We don’t even ask for all daylight runs. We do ask Lord, that you will help us live our lives here on Earth as cowboys, in such a manner, that when we make that last inevitable ride to the country up there, where the grass grows lush, green, and stirrup high , and the water runs cool, clear, and deep. That youll take us by the hand and say: “Welcome to Heaven cowboy, your entry fees are paid.”

Born December 9, 1952, in Columbia, he was the son of the late James Sanders and the late Clara Graves Sanders. Graduating from Central High School in 1970, he went on to work at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Wayne was an avid horseman, a well known roper, and farrier.

Wayne is survived by his sister, Joann Seagraves; brother, Jimmy Sanders; granddaughter, Olivia Laskawski; fiancé, Linda Warren and her 4 children; nieces and nephews, Phil Haynes, Keith Seagraves, Paul Anthony Haynes, Beth Seagraves Vick, Dana Sanders Jenkins ,and Andy Sanders.

In addition to his parents, he is preceeded in death by his son, Corey Sanders; sister, Betty Haynes; nephew, Shane Sanders; brother in laws, Eddie Seagraves, and Jerry Haynes.