The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-12-07
Q. NJ. Sanders.

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death occurred in this city last Mon
day evening, Dec. 3, 1906, at o'clock,
was one OF the best known citizens
in the county.
Mr.. Sanders suffered a greater
portion of his life with rheumatism
and his affection became almost I'M
bearable at times, during the latter
years of which he was unable to
attend to other than his Office du-
ties. He served the county as Regis
ter, being appointed to fill out the
unexpired term of Mr.. Lancaster, !
and was elected twice afterwards
by popular majorities to that Office
tor eight years. 1t is worthy of re-
mark that while he was crippled
with rheumatism the county never
had better Register nor a more
acceptable one. After his term of
Office expired, through the solicita-
tion of friends he accepted the place
of Deputy Register rendered by Mr..
Chapel, and continued to serve with
the same efficiency and satisfaction
until the end.
1t was about 4 o'clock Monday
when Mr.. Sanders spoke of the
smoke from a pipe affecting him.
Afterwards he found that he could
not move his arm. He made some
incoherent remarks, and his daugh-
ter, who was present, sent for
physician Immediately. Mr.. San
ders was stricken with paralysis.
He was taken home and sank rap
idly until death released him from
his suffering.
Calvin Myers Sanders was born
Nov. 4, 1845, in Arson County,
North Carolina, at Wadesboro. At
IA years of age he moved with his
father, w. w. Sanders, and family, I
to Missouri, in the locality now
known as West Prairie in Dunklin
County; thence to Monroe, La, and !
thence to the locality of Woodland
Mills in 1867. His first wife was
a Miss Oates, who was a relative
of Governor Oates of Alabama.
From this union there was daugh- Z
ter, who is now the wife of VIM. d. 4
Bramham. Some years afterwards
Mrs Sanders died, and after lapse :
of years Mr.. Sanders married again.
This time he married Miss Fannie 8
Bramham, sister of l. N. Bramham, .
to whom three children were born,
Granville, Ida and Vera, :
all of whom survive. There are also
a surviving brother, ]. H. Sanders,
who lives at Kenton, and two sis 9
ters, Mrs. ]. l.. King and Mrs. Geo. :
Luton, who reside at Woodland. !
Mr.. Sanders resided on a farm
for number of years, but being g
unable to do hard work, he sought =
the position of clerkship, and was =
to fill the late Mr.. Ian 3
casters unexpired term as Regis :
ter, as stated above.
The deceased was a member of J.
the Baptist Church at Woodland |.
Mills and afterwards at Union City, g
a Mason, an Odd Fellow and mem :
Der of the K. OF III. order. 3
Though small in physical stature
and tortured with affection, the soul
and the mind marked him as man,
the handiwork of a Great Creator. 9
Some men let their Affections and 3
their physical deformities control .
their actions nd morals. Mr.. :
Sanders had the spirit of hero,
which conquered pain and sup
planted a frown with a smile; he
had the true metal of genuine man :
hood which overcame the greatest 3
physical anguish and replaced it :
with the strength of courage and 4
intellect. "Sweet are the uses of 2
adversely" was never more forcibly e
exempli6ed. :
Calvin Sanders was not only .
gentleman of the highest charac- )
ter, but man whose character and
usefulness was known throughout
this section of country. He was 2
kind, generous, noble. He was all 3
in all "a man-and that is as much 3
as can be said of any human being. :
His life will be solace and boon I
to the beresved, attended with the =
of the Divine Creator.
Services were held at residence 9
Wednesday, conducted by Rev. Wat .
son, after which the Masons and 3
Odd Fellows took charge of the re- :
mains, which we're carried to East =
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