Rick Sanders

June 6, 1958 - May 9, 2022

James Richard “Rick” Sanders, 63, passed away May 9, 2022. A native of Marion, Illinois, son of Dixie Lee Miller Sanders and the late James Loren Sanders, he was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of 11 years having served in Desert Storm, a retired employee of General Electric after 25 years of service, and a member of Woodside Baptist Church. Also surviving are his wife, Tina Baxley Sanders; two sons, James Christopher Sanders (Dawn) and Richard Matthew Sanders (Trish); a sister, Debbie Roberts (Mark); a granddaughter, Harper; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Vernon and Ernie Baxley; brother-in-law, Andy Baxley (Leslie); nephews, Josh Roberts (Emily) and Andrew Baxley; and nieces, Rachel Turner (Michael), Jessica Stigall (Adam), and Emily Baxley. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022, at The Wood Mortuary conducted by Rev. Ronnie Williams. Visitation will be held 1:00-2:15 p.m. Thursday at The Wood Mortuary. Honorary pallbearers will be Kevin Edwards, Robert Gross, Clay Schile, Burt Heuse, Steve Rose, Jesse Moss, Joe Jordan, Jim Warren, Roger Workman and Chris Dombrowski. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com