BETTY LOU WILSON SANDERS

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June 23, 1937 ~ Aug. 27, 2022

Betty Lou Wilson Sanders, 85, of Eagle Springs, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 27, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.

The funeral was held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Bright Light Baptist Church with Rev. Sammy McNeill and Rev. Colton Moore presiding. Interment followed that service at Pine Grove Baptist Church.

Betty was born in Chatham County to Annie Belle Wilson Burns. She attended Bright Light Baptist Church and was formerly employed in the textile industry. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Sanders and brothers, J. Frank Burns and Earl Burns.

Betty is survived by her sons, Danny Sanders of Lexington, S.C., and Gary Sanders of Eagle Springs; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and one step-grandchild.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, Operation Smile, 3641 Faculty Blvd., Virginia Beach, Virginia 23453 or the charity of one’s choice.

Condolences may be offered online at www.joycebradychapel.com.