Bobby Dean Sanders

Bobby Dean Sanders, age 79 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 5th at Vamoosa Cemetery, East of Konawa, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Rev. Steve Lowrance will officiate.  Pallbearers are Shane Gurley, Christi Gurley, Jeremy Jones, Lindsay Jones, Mark Barnett, and Cody Barnett.  Honorary pallbearers are Lovell Gant, Buck Buchanan, Kenny Sanders, Clinton Sanders, Denny Sanders, and Danny Barnett.                                     Bobby was born on September 1, 1933 in Birchtree, Missouri to Emmanuel Sanders and Annabelle (Williams) Sanders.  He served in the Navy during the Korean War, and worked as an Independent Insurance Agent.  He married Barbara La Rue Poague on January 22, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri.  He was a member of the Konawa Assembly of God Church.  Bobby loved horses, and he loved making people smile.  Most of all, he loved his grandchildren and his great granddaughter. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Sanders of the home; one daughter, Bellanca “Bankie” Barnett and husband, Danny of Konawa; two sisters, Opal Laird of Cambria, California, and Mary Ivans of Artesia, New Mexico; four grandchildren, Mark Barnett, Cody Barnett, Christi Gurley and husband, Shane, Lindsay Jones and husband, Jeremy; and one great granddaughter, Addison Faith Gurley. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emmanuel and Annabelle Sanders; two brothers, Bill and Jim Sanders; and one sister, Donita Counts. Funeral Information: June 5, 2013, 2:00 PM Graveside Service at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849