Michael D. Sanderson, Sr., age 55 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Monday, August 4, 2008, in Gulfport.
Mr. Sanderson was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a 1972 graduate of Gulfport High School and was a member of Woolmarket Baptist Church. He served in the United States Air Force.
Mr. Sanderson is preceded in death by his parents, Randolf & Joyce Newell Sanderson and two brothers, Butch Sanderson and Eddie Burchfield.
He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Freddie Ann Sanderson of Gulfport; his children, Michael D. Sanderson, Jr. and Catherine Ann Sanderson both of Gulfport; his sisters, Joyce Burchfield Plummer of Woolmarket and Robin Anderson of Gulfport and a grandson, Michael Tristan Sanderson of Gulfport.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, August 7, 2008, at 11:00am at the National Cemetery in Biloxi.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to any branch of Hancock Bank, Catherine A. Sanderson Education Fund.
The Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport is in charge of arrangements. For more information, please call (228)539-9800