Natalie Sanders

Joy Natalie Stephenson Sanders, age 94, went to be with her Lord on November 2,2022. She was a resident of Carrollton, Texas. Natalie was born on June 11, 1928 to Claude Hermit Forson and Martha Damie Forson Nelms in Lubbock, Texas. Natalie had two brothers, Patrick Henry Forson and Kenneth Forson, and two sisters, Dorothy Forson Naler and Claudine Forson Cowell. She married Keith Max Stephenson in January 1949, and moved to Perryton, Texas. They had two daughters, Elizabeth Ann and Susan Lynette. Keith passed away in 1972. She married Carl (Buck) Sanders Jr. in June 1975, and moved back to Lubbock, Texas. Natalie graduated from Lubbock High School in January 1947. She was a Christian, a homemaker, and a caregiver to all. While in Perryton, she was a member of the First Baptist Church, where she taught children's Sunday school until she needed to provide care for her husband, Keith. In Lubbock, she and her husband Buck were members of the Prairie Dog Sams of Lubbock, a chapter of the Good Sams RV Association. As part of this group, she held the offices of president, secretary, treasurer, and editor in various years. Some of her favorite activities were card games, ceramics, crossword puzzling, jigsaw puzzling, and gardening. She is survived by her brother, Pat Forson; her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Sorensen; her daughter, Susan Lynette Rogers; her step-son, Richard Sanders; her step-son, Ted Sanders and wife, Debbie Sanders; seven grandchildren; Greg Sorensen, Randy Sorensen, Travis Rogers, Mckenzie Rogers, Emily Rogers, Meagan Gafford, and Kalli Winter, as well as numerous greatgrandchildren, nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her 1st husband, Keith Max Stephenson (May 1972); her 2nd husband Carl (Buck) Sanders Jr. (January 2003); her mother, Damie Nelms: her father, Claude Forson; her sister, Dorothy Naler; her sister, Claudine Cowell; her brother, Kenneth Forson; her son-inlaw, Richard Layne Sorensen; her step-daughter, D'Aun Sanders. Service will be held Saturday, March 18th, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Sanders Funeral Home. Graveside service to follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery.

Natalie Sanders

June 11, 1928 - November 2, 2022