Roy Douglas Sanders 89, of Bartlett, TN passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of September 16 ^th , 2022. Mr. Sanders was born to John C. and Edna (Dodson) Sanders on June, 7 ^th , 1933 in Detroit, Tipton County, Tennessee.  He married the love of his life Judith (Ingram) Sanders on June 1 ^st , 1957 and they were married for 58 years before her passing in December of 2015. He was a loving husband, father, and devoted follower of Jesus Christ. After serving in the Air Force in the Korean War, Mr. Sanders served on the City of Memphis Fire Department for thirty years before retiring in 1988. He was a lifelong member of Decatur Trinity Christian Church. He was an avid golfer and baseball fan and spent many hours with friends and family on the golf courses around the Memphis area.

Mr. Sanders is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Judith, grandson Adam Michael Hairston, and his seven brothers and sisters.

Mr. Sanders leaves behind three children and seven grandchildren. He is survived by his daughter Laura (Sanders) Hairston and her husband Michael of Bartlett, TN and their daughter Sarah, his daughter Kelly (Sanders) McAlister and her husband Tommy of Memphis, TN, and their son William (Mac); and his son David Sanders and his wife Connie of Fort Carson, CO and their children Danielle, Zoey, Malcolm, David, Jr. and Keegan.

Services will be held at High Point Funeral at 3788 Summer Ave., Memphis, TN 38122 on Saturday September, 24 ^th at 11:00 A.M., 901-454-5795 followed by interment at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens at 3700 N. Germantown Pkwy, Bartlett, TN 38133 .