A graveside service for Wynette Roberts Sanders, 85, of Harleton, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Grange Hall Cemetery in Marshall, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Downs Funeral Home.

She was born on June 4, 1940, in Marshall, Texas to W.D. and Flosser Nell Roberts and passed away on July 3, 2025, in Harleton, Texas.

She was a 1958 graduate of Marshall High School. On February 28, 1959, she married the love of her life, Kendall W. Sanders, Sr. and the two were married for 56 years. She attended Draughon's Business School in Dallas. She worked many office jobs in Dallas, Houston and Marshall. She last worked for Washington National Insurance Company and as a carrier for the Marshall News Messenger. She taught herself to play the piano at the age of 3 years old. She played by ear. You could request a song or if she heard one, she could play it well. The piano was her passion. She loved getting together for a big meal, playing dominoes and volleyball. She loved going to church and playing the piano was her favorite. Most of all she loved spending time with her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kendall Wayne Sanders, Sr.; son, Joe Bob Sanders; daughter, Janell Elliott; parents, W.D. and Flosser Nell Roberts; in-laws, Thurston and Josie Bell Sanders; sister, Doris Nell Young (John); son-in-law, William Mark Hammond; brother and sister-in-law, Chester and Jean Stegall; sister-in-law, Joy Boaze and brother-in-law, Gaylon Sanders.

She is survived by her daughter, Marsha Morton (Tommy); son, Kendall W. Sanders, Jr. (Cindy); grandchildren, Steven Mark Hammond (Joanna) and Kevin Scott Hammond; great grandchildren, Clayton Hammond, Kayleigh Hammond, Kaydence Hammond, Addison Hammond, William Greyson Hammond, Lorelei Hammond and Madelyn Hammond; nephews, Adron Young (Bessie) and Stan Young (Frankie); sister-in-law, Wilma Sanders and Janice Giehl along with many nieces and nephews and other family and friends.