Dedie Ellen Sanders

Dedie Ellen Sanders, 79, West Plains, Missouri, passed away at 3:05 a.m., Sunday, May 19, 2024, at NHC HealthCare. 

She was born February 18, 1945, at Sycamore, Missouri, to Charles Sanders and Iva Marie Carter Sanders.  Mrs. Sanders was a proud mother and grandmother.  She enjoyed riding motorcycles, camping, spending time at the river and visiting the water mills; she loved shopping, especially for gifts for her friends and family.  Dedie was a kind hearted and giving person; she truly loved her family, friends and her dog, Felix.  Her biggest accomplishment was raising her son (grandson), Pino.  She was an activist and loved politics and protesting.  Mrs. Sanders was of the Christian faith.

She is survived by four children, Debra Wilson Valdez and husband, Miguel, Odessa, Missouri, David Wilson and wife, Adriana, Belton, Missouri, Travis Puckett, West Plains, Missouri and Doug Carter and wife, Denise, West Plains, Missouri; six grandchildren; two sisters, Madonna Birdsong and husband, Jarret, Dora, Missouri and Kathy Hensley and husband, Randy, West Plains, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews. 

Her parents, two brothers and one sister, preceded her in death.  

Arrangements under the direction f Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Online condolences may be left at www.robertsondrago.com