Levester Sanders

Obituary For Levester Sanders

Levester Sanders answered the Master’s call on January 20, 2023. He was born June 30, 1946 to Dock and Lunnette Sanders of Spartanburg, SC.

He is survived by: his son, Mark Williford of Norfolk, VA; two brothers, Zebrie Vincent Sanders (Ulanda) of Evansville, IN and Marion Keith Sanders (Sharon) of Pittsburgh, PA; one sister, Sadie Eleazer (Coley) of Yorktown, VA; and a brother-in-law, Robert Jackson.

Mr. Sanders was preceded in death by a sister, Gwendolyn Jackson.

He joined the Mount Moriah Baptist Church at a very young age.

Levester was a 1965 graduate of the former Carver Senior High School and a 1969 graduate of Allen University in Columbia.

Mr. Sanders was previously employed as a Spartanburg County Youth Counselor. He later joined the United States Army Reserve at the age of 33 where he graduated as a Personnel Administrative Specialist in 1979.

He was a very proud member of the Epsilon Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity since 1971 and a 33rd degree Mason and a Shriner.

A Celebration of the Life of Levester Sanders will be held on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 445 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC. Burial will be held in the Lincoln Memorial Gardens, 2256 Cannons Campground Rd., Drayton, SC.

J. W. Woodward Funeral Home

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