Mary Jo Sanders

Mary Jo Sanders March 24, 1926 - Feb. 27, 2015 LUBBOCK-Mary Jo Sanders, 88, passed away on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, in San Antonio. She was born in Lubbock, Texas, on March 24, 1926, to Thomas and Vianna Baber. She graduated from Lubbock High School in 1944, and from Texas Tech in 1965. She was a devoted, loving, kind, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Jasper Sanders. Survivors include a son, David Sanders and wife, Marcy of Clearwater, FL; daughters, Nancy Sanders and Sharon Braun of San Antonio, Texas, and Betty Bob Sanders of Redmond, WA; a sister, Betty McGee of Everman, Texas; a brother, Robert Baber of Houston, Texas; five grandchildren, Vanessa Braun Rogers, Ashton Sanders, Lisa Sanders Scharf, Geoffrey Sanders, Jonathan Sanders; and four great-grandchildren, Jax, Jaden and Jace Scharf, and Archer Sanders. Mary Jo taught the 3rd grade, kindergarten, and dyslexic students of all ages for 30 years. She did extensive volunteer work, primarily as an active member of Asbury United Methodist and Overton Methodist Churches. She also volunteered with Hope Communities of Shalom, providing after-school tutoring; and with the Crisis Center; the Lubbock Lakesite; her Neighborhood Association and many other groups until moving to San Antonio at age 85. She was a member of the South Plains Writers Association and published many devotions. She enjoyed vacations with her family every year including Palo Duro Canyon, Arkansas, Alaska, Peru, Mexico, and Canada. She was always deeply interested in her family history and wrote two books detailing the exploits of her colorful and intrepid pioneer family who helped establish Asbury Methodist Church and the Lubbock community. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Asbury United Methodist Church, 19th and Ave. T, Lubbock, TX. Esther Moses and Joe Reeder will officiate. Interment will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hope Communities of Shalom. You are invited to sign the Guestbook at www.porterloring.com. Arrangements under the care of Sanders Funeral Home.

Mary Jo Sanders

March 24, 1926 - February 27, 2015