Sanders, Harry

Harry Sanders
April 3, 1890-June 11, 1991


Niles Daily Star, Thursday, June 13, 1991, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library


Funeral services for Harry Sanders, 101, formerly of 416 N. 10th St., Niles, will be 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church by the Rev. W.L. Daniel, pastor.

Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Mr. Sanders died at 2:45 p.m.  Tuesday at Silverbrook Manor, following an extended illness.

He was born April 3, 1890, in Ruston, La., and lived in Niles since 1956, coming from Chicago.

A retired employee of Monogram Laundry, Chicago, Mr. Sanders was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.

His first wife, Mable Newton, preceded him in death in 1924 and his second wife, Bessie Sanders, preceded him in death in 1977.

Survivors include a step-son, J. Lambert Griswold of Chicago; a daughter, Miss Nolan Sanders of Los Angeles, Calif.; a step-daughter, Earle May Deadwyler of Chicago; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. today at Halbritter Funeral Home.