CHENIER JOHNNY “JOHN” SANDERS

1943-2020

Chenier Johnny “John” Sanders of Missouri City, Texas passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, in Missouri City, Texas.

John was born on January 23, 1943, in El Dorado, Arkansas. He graduated from El Dorado High School in 1961 and earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1966.

Having completed the Reserve Officer Training Corps program, John served on active duty with the United States Army from 1966-1968 and achieved the rank of First Lieutenant. His service included a tour of duty with the 2nd Infantry Division on the Demilitarized Zone in Korea. John later rose to the rank of Captain in the Army Reserve.

John went on to receive a Master of Business Administration from Mississippi College and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the South Texas College of Law. His career included working as an engineer for Gulf Oil Company and an executive with the Warren-King Group. However, his true passion was teaching. John taught business courses at LeTourneau University and the Keller Graduate School of Management for over a decade.

John met the love of his life, Elizabeth, at a Christmas party in 1970. They married in Jackson, Mississippi on August 7, 1971. After time in Mississippi, Houston, and Pittsburgh, John and Elizabeth moved with their two sons to Spring, Texas in 1976.

John is preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth S. Sanders; father, Armand Cecil Sanders; mother, Lucille Frazier Sanders; and brotherin-law, Thomas Monroe Hammons.

John is survived by his son, Michael Chenier Sanders and his wife Angela Gore Sanders of Missouri City, Texas; son, John Coleman Sanders and his wife Laura Jacobs Sanders of Timnath, Colorado; grandchildren, Jackson Lee Sanders, Harrison Chenier Sanders, Greyson Gore Sanders, Lena Forsty Sanders, and Jake Glarner Sanders; sister, Cecile Sanders Hammons of Madison, Alabama; niece, Sarah Hammons Sledge and her husband George Sledge of Madison, Alabama; nephew, Jason Hammons and his wife Amy Ryan of New Mexico; grand-nephew, Rainey Sledge of Roanoke, Virginia; grandniece, Searcy Becker and her husband Andrew Becker of Birmingham, Alabama; great-grand-nephew, John Monroe Becker.

A graveside funeral service will be held 10:00 am on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Scotland Presbyterian Cemetery in Junction City, Arkansas, followed by interment under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.

In keeping with the CDC regulations, masks must be worn and social distancing will be practiced.

Condolences may be made online at www.youngsfuneralhome.com