Roy Sanders (Louisiana politician)
| Roy Sanders | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches Parish | |
|
In office 1948–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Numa T. Delouche |
| Succeeded by | Curtis Boozman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 14, 1904 |
| Died |
December 25, 1976 (aged 72) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Brushwood Baptist Cemetery in Readhimer, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ottice Dark Sanders |
| Children |
Benny Lynn Sanders |
| Residence |
Chestnut, Natchitoches Parish Louisiana |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Roy Sanders (February 14, 1904 – December 25, 1976) was an educator from rural Chestnut in northern Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, who was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for a single term from 1948 to 1952, corresponding with the second administration of Governor Earl Kemp Long.[1]
An educator, Sanders, a native of Winn Parish, was for twenty-eight years the principal of rural Readhimer High School in Readhimer, north of Chestnut. As an educator, he worked to promote adult education.[2]
Sanders was married to the former Ottice L. Dark (1902-1993), also a native of Winn Parish and the eighth of thirteen children of Frances Melissa Faith (1872-1948) and William Lee Dark (1870-1952), a Lincoln Parish native, a farmer in the Gaars Mill community, and member and former president of the Winn Parish Police Jury.[3] Roy and Ottice Sanders had three children, Benny Lynn Sanders (born 1931), Mary Faith Sanders Weaver (born 1933), and Dana Roy Sanders, Sr. (born 1944).[2][4]
Sanders died in the early morning hours of Christmas Day, 1976 in Natchitoches Parish Hospital in Natchitoches.[2] He and his wife, who died in Kentwood in Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana in 1993,[4] are interred at Brushwood Baptist Cemetery in Readhimer, Louisiana.[2]
References
- ↑ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Roy Sanders". Winnfield, Louisiana: Winn Parish Enterprise News-American. December 29, 1976. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ↑ "William Lee Dark". Winn Parish Enterprise. August 14, 1952. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- 1 2 "Family of Ottice L. Dark". cnr2.kent.edu. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
| Preceded by Sylvan Friedman |
Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches Parish
Roy Sanders |
Succeeded by Monnie T. Cheves |