Long-time Hollister resident.
Long-time Hollister resident Cecil Sanders died unexpectedly Thursday, May 15, 2003 at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Sacramento. He was 86.
Mr. Sanders was born in Calvin, Okla. and had lived in San Benito County for more than 60 years. He had worked for more than 40 years as a carpenter with Mark Nicholson Construction Co.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred Sanders of Hollister; his children and their spouses, Ron and Pat Sanders of Fair Oaks and Kay and Frank Bonito of Hollister; his brother, Jarel Sanders of Oklahoma; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his son, Bob Sanders, in 1984; and his granddaughter, Shelly Bonito.
Visitation wil be Tuesday from noon to 7 p.m. and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial and graveside services will follow at the IOOF Cemetery.
Memorials are preferred to the American Heart Association.
