John Steven Sanders, age 70, of Little Rock, Arkansas, died Thursday, May 4, 2023. He was born on Tuesday, September 9, 1952, to Gene and Reva Sanders in Mena.
John was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved Harleys, Corvettes, and the Dallas Cowboys. One of his favorite pastimes was loading up in the truck and heading to the creek making sure to take the long way back home. John loved to tell stories and never really knew how to “make a long story short”. He was a loyal and faithful friend, spending a lot of his time staying connected with his lifelong friendships. He had a gentle spirit and a servant’s heart, always ready to help anyway he could. He will be dearly missed by all that knew and loved him.
He is preceded in death by his parents (Gene and Reva), sister (Judy Crawford-Campbell) and nephew (Adam Emerson).
John is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Charmaine Sanders of Little Rock, daughter Heather Larsen and husband Chris and their children Kate, Luke, Caleb, John Patrick, Asher, Jake, and Jude, daughter Jonté Cummings and her husband Aaron, along with their children Wilson and Mattie, son James Sanders of Eureka Springs, two sisters Jane Edwards and Nancy Emerson, and two nephews Mike and Mark Crawford.
A memorial to remember John will be held on Saturday, June 3, at First Christian Church in Mena, Arkansas, at 3 p.m.
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