A celebration of life and remembrance for Lila Mae Sanders, age 87 years, of Enid, will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 22, 2014 at Calvary Baptist Church, Enid, Okla., with Reverend Steve Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Lila passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in Enid. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
She was born May 4, 1927 in Drummond, Oklahoma to parents, Simon Johnson and Edna (Herber) Johnson. She married Charles Sanders on May 18, 1945. Lila was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was a member of Eastern Star for over 50 years.
Lila is survived by a daughter, Shirley Hole and husband Bill, of Enid; two brothers, Kenneth Johnson and wife Ethel of Garden City, KS; Raymond Johnson and wife Beth, of Wasilla, AK; two sisters, Glenna Davis of Siloam Springs, AR; and Agatha Bowen and husband J.L. of Hillsdale, OK; 5 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Sanders, a son, Gerold Sanders, parents, Simon and Edna Johnson, and two brothers, Leroy and Robert Johnson.
Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society or Ross Hospice with Ladusau-Evans serving as custodians of the funds.
Online condolences may be made at www.ladusauevans.com
. For those unable to attend, the service may be viewed there as well.