William Dion Sanders, 54, passed away on December 23, 2021, at his home in Irving, Texas. He was born March 30, 1967, in Eupora, Mississippi, to Thalia (Box) Sanders and William Howell Sanders, both of Choctaw County, Mississippi. When he was two years old, they moved to Columbus, MS, where they lived for nine years before moving to the Jackson, Mississippi, area. He graduated from Clinton High School, MS, followed by further education in the U. S. Navy, where he specialized in electronics. Dion served on the U. S. S. Forrestal and was deployed in the Persian Gulf during the invasion of Iraq. During this tour, he was honored to serve on the security team for President George W. Bush during President Bush’s visit to the area. He left the Navy with an honorable discharge after six years and continued his interest in electronics working as a lead technician in the audio-video industry traveling around the United States and as far as Ireland.

Dion was preceded in death by his father, William Howell Sanders. He is survived by his mother, Thalia (Box) Sanders-Neal, and her husband Wendell Neal, Brandon, MS; son, Philip Sanders and wife Haley, Brandon, MS; son, Zachary Sanders and wife Sally, Madison, MS; son, Devon Sanders and wife Katelynn, Clinton, MS; sister, Diedre (Sanders) Lott, Mathiston, MS; aunt, Pattie Mendoza and husband Faustino, Grenada, MS; and uncle, Robert Lee Box and wife Jan, Starkville, MS.

Visitation and a memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Wood Springs Baptist Church and Cemetery 3459 Jones Road, Eupora, MS 39744.

Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to Wood Springs Baptist Church, 7800 Chester Tomnolen Road, Eupora, MS 39744.