Owen F. Sanders, age 93, of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Owen was born on Tuesday, June 7, 1932, in Nashville, Tennessee, and is preceded in death by his wife, Jo Sanders; parents, Walter and Clarice Sanders; siblings, Michael Sanders, Eugene Sanders, and Gail Inman.
Owen was one of the owners of Sanders Manufacturing. He served on the City of Goodlettsville Planning Commission. He was loved by everyone and enjoyed fishing, bowling, golf, racquetball, softball, and even played semi-pro baseball. He was a long-standing member of Bluegrass Country Club since 1958; he was also a founding member at Fairvue Country Club in Gallatin.
Owen is survived by his children, Sheri Calonge (Terry), Teri Sanders, and Eric Sanders (Jennifer). Grandchildren: Scot Calonge, Ryan Calonge, Erica Myers (Lee), Jenna Sanders; Great-Grandchildren: Tanner Calonge, Presley Calonge, Greyson Calonge, Camden Calonge, Lyla Myers, Lucy Myers, Nolan Myers; sisters, Ann Waggoner and Betty Sue Cornish; sister and brother-in-law, Wayne and Linda Briggs.
Family and friends will gather to remember Owen at a visitation Tuesday, October 7, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, 1150 South Dickerson Road, Goodlettsville, TN 37072 and Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Connell Memorial United Methodist Church, 113 Church St, Goodlettsville, TN 37072.
A celebration of life will be Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM at Connell Memorial United Methodist Church, 113 Church St, Goodlettsville, TN 37072. Pastor Chris Seifert, officiating; neighbors, Rob and Marian Wheeler, sharing remembrances. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/goodlettsville-tn
Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Active Pallbearers will be Alan Banks, Philip Siever, Keith Edwards, Bob Frech, Tim Carnahan, Steve Smith, Barry Potts; serving as Honorary Pallbearers: Jo and Owen’s Grandsons and Great Grandsons, and The Builders Sunday School Class at Connell Memorial UMC.
Contributions in Owen’s memory may be made to Connell Memorial United Methodist Church,113 Church Street, Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072; Agape Nashville, 4555 Trousdale Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37204; and Alive Hospice, 1710 Patterson Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37203.
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