John Russell Sanders
October 1, 1954 - April 2, 2022
John Russell Sanders passed away on April 2, 2022, in the Bon Secours Hospice in Richmond, Virginia with his close friends Joni and Phill Hunt at his side. He was born October 1, 1954, to the late Alfred Marsh Sanders and Julia Palmer Sanders. John grew up in Rocky Mount, NC and graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High. He was a proud member of Boy Scout Troop 11 where he earned the rank of Eagle and received the God and Country Award from the First United Methodist Church. John and his three older brothers were fortunate to be able to vacation with family using a camping trailer to see more than 40 states and many parks before leaving Rocky Mount.
John attended Louisburg College and North Carolina Wesleyan College. He received his bachelor's degree in Ornamental Horticulture with honors from North Carolina State University and his master's degree with honors in Landscape Design from the University of Georgia. Early in his career he held positions including head of subdivisions and head of zoning for the Clarke County/City of Athens, Georgia Planning Board. John enjoyed a professional teaching career at the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland where he headed the Horticulture Program. While there he and his students created many niche gardens on the Dundalk campus and surrounding areas. He also was the leader of many garden tours in the northeast and south as well as other places like the Seattle area and England. John was active with the Horticulture Society of Maryland, the Baltimore Conservatory Association, and one of the founders of the Maryland Public Gardens Consortium. After retirement from the community college, he settled in the Asheville, NC area for most of the past 18 years.
John was preceded in death by his parents and older brother Palmer Sanders. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Phyllis Sanders living in Flat Rock, NC, two brothers Al Sanders and wife Mickey Sanders of Houston, TX and Lee Sanders of Hendersonville, NC. He has three nieces, Sharalynn Fenn of Houston TX, Bryanna Gibbs of Asheville, NC, and Caroline Crist of Albuquerque, NM, in addition to 5 great nephews and a great niece.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 1:30pm at the Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the "CCBC Foundation" for the John Sanders Scholarship fund. Mail your donations to Ken Westary, CCBC Foundation, 7200 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk Md 21222. In the memo section of the check write John Sanders Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.
October 1, 1954 - April 2, 2022
John Russell Sanders passed away on April 2, 2022, in the Bon Secours Hospice in Richmond, Virginia with his close friends Joni and Phill Hunt at his side. He was born October 1, 1954, to the late Alfred Marsh Sanders and Julia Palmer Sanders. John grew up in Rocky Mount, NC and graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High. He was a proud member of Boy Scout Troop 11 where he earned the rank of Eagle and received the God and Country Award from the First United Methodist Church. John and his three older brothers were fortunate to be able to vacation with family using a camping trailer to see more than 40 states and many parks before leaving Rocky Mount.
John attended Louisburg College and North Carolina Wesleyan College. He received his bachelor's degree in Ornamental Horticulture with honors from North Carolina State University and his master's degree with honors in Landscape Design from the University of Georgia. Early in his career he held positions including head of subdivisions and head of zoning for the Clarke County/City of Athens, Georgia Planning Board. John enjoyed a professional teaching career at the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland where he headed the Horticulture Program. While there he and his students created many niche gardens on the Dundalk campus and surrounding areas. He also was the leader of many garden tours in the northeast and south as well as other places like the Seattle area and England. John was active with the Horticulture Society of Maryland, the Baltimore Conservatory Association, and one of the founders of the Maryland Public Gardens Consortium. After retirement from the community college, he settled in the Asheville, NC area for most of the past 18 years.
John was preceded in death by his parents and older brother Palmer Sanders. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Phyllis Sanders living in Flat Rock, NC, two brothers Al Sanders and wife Mickey Sanders of Houston, TX and Lee Sanders of Hendersonville, NC. He has three nieces, Sharalynn Fenn of Houston TX, Bryanna Gibbs of Asheville, NC, and Caroline Crist of Albuquerque, NM, in addition to 5 great nephews and a great niece.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 1:30pm at the Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the "CCBC Foundation" for the John Sanders Scholarship fund. Mail your donations to Ken Westary, CCBC Foundation, 7200 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk Md 21222. In the memo section of the check write John Sanders Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.
John Russell Sanders
October 1, 1954 - April 2, 2022
John Russell Sanders passed away on April 2, 2022, in the Bon Secours Hospice in Richmond, Virginia with his close friends Joni and Phill Hunt at his side. He was born October 1, 1954, to the late Alfred Marsh Sanders and Julia Palmer Sanders. John grew up in Rocky Mount, NC and graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High. He was a proud member of Boy Scout Troop 11 where he earned the rank of Eagle and received the God and Country Award from the First United Methodist Church. John and his three older brothers were fortunate to be able to vacation with family using a camping trailer to see more than 40 states and many parks before leaving Rocky Mount.
John attended Louisburg College and North Carolina Wesleyan College. He received his bachelor's degree in Ornamental Horticulture with honors from North Carolina State University and his master's degree with honors in Landscape Design from the University of Georgia. Early in his career he held positions including head of subdivisions and head of zoning for the Clarke County/City of Athens, Georgia Planning Board. John enjoyed a professional teaching career at the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland where he headed the Horticulture Program. While there he and his students created many niche gardens on the Dundalk campus and surrounding areas. He also was the leader of many garden tours in the northeast and south as well as other places like the Seattle area and England. John was active with the Horticulture Society of Maryland, the Baltimore Conservatory Association, and one of the founders of the Maryland Public Gardens Consortium. After retirement from the community college, he settled in the Asheville, NC area for most of the past 18 years.
John was preceded in death by his parents and older brother Palmer Sanders. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Phyllis Sanders living in Flat Rock, NC, two brothers Al Sanders and wife Mickey Sanders of Houston, TX and Lee Sanders of Hendersonville, NC. He has three nieces, Sharalynn Fenn of Houston TX, Bryanna Gibbs of Asheville, NC, and Caroline Crist of Albuquerque, NM, in addition to 5 great nephews and a great niece.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 1:30pm at the Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the "CCBC Foundation" for the John Sanders Scholarship fund. Mail your donations to Ken Westary, CCBC Foundation, 7200 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk Md 21222. In the memo section of the check write John Sanders Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.
October 1, 1954 - April 2, 2022
John Russell Sanders passed away on April 2, 2022, in the Bon Secours Hospice in Richmond, Virginia with his close friends Joni and Phill Hunt at his side. He was born October 1, 1954, to the late Alfred Marsh Sanders and Julia Palmer Sanders. John grew up in Rocky Mount, NC and graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High. He was a proud member of Boy Scout Troop 11 where he earned the rank of Eagle and received the God and Country Award from the First United Methodist Church. John and his three older brothers were fortunate to be able to vacation with family using a camping trailer to see more than 40 states and many parks before leaving Rocky Mount.
John attended Louisburg College and North Carolina Wesleyan College. He received his bachelor's degree in Ornamental Horticulture with honors from North Carolina State University and his master's degree with honors in Landscape Design from the University of Georgia. Early in his career he held positions including head of subdivisions and head of zoning for the Clarke County/City of Athens, Georgia Planning Board. John enjoyed a professional teaching career at the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland where he headed the Horticulture Program. While there he and his students created many niche gardens on the Dundalk campus and surrounding areas. He also was the leader of many garden tours in the northeast and south as well as other places like the Seattle area and England. John was active with the Horticulture Society of Maryland, the Baltimore Conservatory Association, and one of the founders of the Maryland Public Gardens Consortium. After retirement from the community college, he settled in the Asheville, NC area for most of the past 18 years.
John was preceded in death by his parents and older brother Palmer Sanders. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Phyllis Sanders living in Flat Rock, NC, two brothers Al Sanders and wife Mickey Sanders of Houston, TX and Lee Sanders of Hendersonville, NC. He has three nieces, Sharalynn Fenn of Houston TX, Bryanna Gibbs of Asheville, NC, and Caroline Crist of Albuquerque, NM, in addition to 5 great nephews and a great niece.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 1:30pm at the Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the "CCBC Foundation" for the John Sanders Scholarship fund. Mail your donations to Ken Westary, CCBC Foundation, 7200 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk Md 21222. In the memo section of the check write John Sanders Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.
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