Verdie Belle Sanders

Verdie Belle Davis Sanders, 77, slipped peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, September 29, 2023.

Verdie was born in a log cabin in the Davis Town Community of Old Fort, NC (where her father was born and raised), on August 22, 1946, to the late Reverend Verno Harris and Mrs. Gaynell Hensley Davis. Along with her parents, Verdie is preceded in death by two brothers; RJ Davis and Gerald Lynn Davis.

Verdie graduated from Unicoi County High School in Erwin, TN, and Steed College in Johnson City, TN, where she earned a degree as a Medical Transcriptionist. She completed her internship at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC, where she was employed for several years, after which she worked and retired from Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC.

She was a long-time member of Naples Baptist Church in Hendersonville, NC. She was an avid reader, loved to garden, and enjoyed camping at Cherokee with her husband and made many friends at the campground.

Verdie’s love of God, family, church, and home, her pleasant and peaceful disposition and quiet and respectful demeanor, endeared her to all who knew her, and she will be greatly missed.

Verdie leaves behind to cherish her memory, her loving husband of 53 years, Ernest Edward Sanders; two sons; Jeffrey Dean Sanders and Gregory Allen Sanders; five grandchildren; Kaitlyn, Riley, Verdie, Rebecca, and Alex; four sisters; Evelyn (Terry) King, Gwendolyn Davis, Anita (Greg) Calvert, and Sandra (Ken) Edwards as well as several nieces, nephews, and many wonderful friends.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian in Arden, NC with Rev. Richard Merck and Rev. Jesse Peters officiating. The service will be streamed live on this page, just click the link showing Verdie’s picture just below the obituary. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 10:00-11:00 AM prior to the service. Private burial will be at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, NC.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Eliada Home, Asheville, NC, or to Naples Baptist Church, Hendersonville, NC.

Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.

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