Mark SANDERS

SANDERS, Mark of Gibsonton, passed away Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at 2 pm at the First Prospect Missionary Baptist Church of Wimauma, 6012 Edina Street. Interment will follow in Wimauma Community Cemetery. Mark was a native of Florida and a resident of the Tampa area for 60 years. He attended Pine Grove Elementary in Ocala, and was a member of First Prospect M.B. Church of Wimauma. He was employed as a truck driver in the Balm-Wimauma area. He leaves to cherish his memory: his long time companion, Gay Riley of Gibsonton; four sons, Mark B. Sanders of Alabama, Mark P. Howard and Brian Sanders of Tampa, Gregory J. Sanders of Riverview; three daughters, Deborah Buckins of Wimauma, Connie Smith and Michelle Smith of Gibsonton; one brother, Robert Johnson of Ocala; his two sisters, Emma Pullings of North Carolina & Gladys Williams of Jacksonville; and one sister-in-law, Carolyn Johnson of Williston; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. The remains will repose from 6-8 pm, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at First Prospect M.B. Church of Wimauma. Arrangements entrusted to the Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Owners, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa. www.raywilliamsfuneralhome.com