Ina Marie Sanders' Obituary
Ina Marie Sanders, age 94, of Elkville, IL, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 9:01 p.m., in Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville, IN.
Ina was born a Christmas baby in 1928, a daughter to Jasper and Vivian (Anderson) Gude of Elkville, IL. On April 2, 1944, she married Leonard Sanders in DuQuoin, IL and he preceded her in death on December 22, 2002. She was a very active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Elkville, IL. Ina loved to take long countryside drives. Family was the most important thing in her life.
Survivors include her two sons, Leonard E. (Doris) Sanders, Jr. of DuQuoin, IL, and Gerald L. Sanders of Elkville, IL; her daughter, Lindell (Leon) Kelly of DuQuoin, IL; her brother, Charles (Cathy) Gude of Colp, IL; two sisters, Frances Hill of Decatur, IL, and Pat Newbon of Decatur, IL; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leonard Sanders; a cousin that she raised, Rosaline Carter; three brothers, James Gude, Donald Gude, and William Gude; and a sister, Mary Louise Williamson.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Pyatt Funeral Home, DuQuoin, IL has been entrusted with arrangements.
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