Thelma Juanita “Nita” Sanders, 73, of Lawrenceville died Monday, August 17, 2009, in Lawrenceville. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2009, in Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. N. V. Goss will officiate with burial to follow in Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Ms. Sanders was born in Nashville and was the daughter of Algie Lee and Nellie Jane Cannady, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Theodore A. Cannady and Eulan K. Cannady; and one sister, Evelyn May. She was an active member of Liberty Baptist Church in Moultrie.
Ms. Sanders is survived by one daughter, Denise Hall of Thomasville; one son, David Sanders of Raleigh, North Carolina; two sisters, Louise Felberg of Charlotte, North Carolina and Marguerite Woodcock of Hawkinsville; four grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the Breast Cancer Foundation, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite #300, Frisco, TX 75034 or Embracing Hospice, 2160 Fountain Drive, Snellville, GA 30078.