Connie S Sanders age 64, of Watertown, TN formerly of Cartersville, Georgia passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Connie was born on June 3, 1952 in Bloomington, Illinois, daughter of the late Arthur Blackford and Bernadine Hopper Blackford. Her brother, Stephen Blackford, precedes her in death.
The Blackford family vacationed in Florida and it was those long road trips through Tennessee that Connie fell in love with Tennessee. At the age of 26, Connie bought her beautiful farm and will be on it forever.
Connie was a proud United States Navy Veteran and retired engineer with Northrop Grumman. Those are the places she learned all those cuss words and knew when to use them. She was Presbyterian by faith and they allow her to use those words.
Survivors include her husband Jerry Sanders, son Kale (Mary) McClead, stepson Steve (Roxann) Thomas, stepson Tracy Sanders, grandchildren Joseph and Michael McClead, Darian and Dakota Thomas and Ethan and Sarah Sanders, sisters Jane Plummer and Toni Wolfe, sister- in-law Anne Blackford.
A memorial service will be held in the fall and Connie's ashes will be spread on her farm. Hunter Funeral Home, 208 West Main Street, Watertown, Tennessee 37184
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the American Cancer Society.