May 23, 1947 - December 9, 2002
GESSIE, Ind. - Brenda J. Sanders, 55, of Gessie, passed away at 9:01 a.m. Monday (Dec. 9, 2002) at Provena USMC, Logan campus in Danville, Ill.
She was born May 23, 1947, in Cayuga, the daughter of Jimmie Wayne and Barbara J. Sayre Trosper. She married Chuck Sanders on July 31, 1976, in Cayuga. He survives.
Other survivors include: one daughter, Jennifer (Matthew) Boyer of Gessie; one son, Joe Sanders of Gessie; two stepdaughters, Tracey Clark and Judy Clark, both of Kingman; one stepson, Billy Clark of Kingman; six grandchildren; her mother, Barbara J. Trosper of Cayuga; one sister, Connie (Bill) Sanders of Cayuga; one brother, Roger W. Trosper of Cayuga; three nieces, Peggy (Bryan) Burch of Veedersburg, Anna (Rodney) Cheesman of Covington and Becky (Ryan) Stull of Rileysburg; one nephew, John D. Thompson of Covington. Also several aunts and uncles, three great-nieces, five great-nephews and her mother-in-law, Ruby Stembaugh of Perrysville. She was preceded in death by her father, Jimmie Wayne Trosper; two brothers, Davey Lee and Terry Trosper, and her father-in-law, Bill Stembaugh.
Brenda was a 1966 graduate of North Vermillion High School. She enjoyed working on crafts and puzzles. She formerly worked at Coffing Brothers Orchard in rural Covington.
Services: 2 p.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 12 at DeVerter Brothers Funeral Home in Cayuga; Officiating: Pastor Patrick McCone; Burial: Thomas Cemetery in Newport; Visitation from 1 p.m. EST until the time of the services Thursday, Dec. 12 at the funeral home.