James Veryl Sanders

SUN CITY - James Veryl "Sandy" Sanders, a 42 year resident of Sun City, died 26 Jan. 2017. He was born 28 Oct. 1925 near Philip, Haakon, S.D. to Theodore Henry and Enid Childs Lathrop Sanders. He served in WWII and retired from the US Navy after 22 years in December 1964. He married Ethelmae "Ethel" Emerson on 23 Dec. 1951 in Levittown, Nassau, N.Y. He had a BA degree from Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo. and a MBA from Western Colorado State College in Gunnison, Colo. In Sun City, he was a member of the Sun City RV Club, Sun City Computer Club and West Valley Genealogical Society. Survived by Ethel Sanders, James K./Rita Sanders of Sun City, Marti/Michael Murphy of Tuscon; grandchildren, Darrin/Shannon Sanders of Parker, Colo., Michael Sanders, Denver, Colo., Shannon Murphy, Miami Beach, Fla., Lauren Murphy, Phoenix; and great-grandson, Connor James Sanders of Parker, Colo. There will be no service and interment will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix.