Nellie Ruth Haddock Sanderson age 83 of Florence passed away at Lauderdale Christian Nursing Home on Friday, January 22, 2016. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Elkins Funeral Home of Florence from 12 Noon until 2:00 P.M. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel with Brother Roger Houston. Burial will follow at Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens.

She is preceded in death by her husband Bobby Gene Sanderson. Son Bobby Gene Sanderson Jr. Parents, Andrew Thomas and Mary Beatrice Cobb Haddock. Two brothers, Thomas Harold Haddock and James Clyde Haddock. And her special nephews David Glen and Troy Wayne Rhodes.

Nellie is survived by her two grandchildren, Andrew Michael Sanderson (Sandy) of St. Charles, MO and Jessica Nichole Sanderson (Luke) of Knoxville, TN. One sister Margaret Lard. And her special nieces Patricia Strube (Roy), Belinda Haddock Juergens (Glen), Kathy Sanderson Barclay (Larry) and a host of other nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Sanderson worked as a dental assistant to Dr. Barry Hibbett for 15 years. She thought of Dr. Ken Hibbett and Rob Hibbett as her own. She was a member of Central Baptist Church. As a member of her church, she was quick and fast to respond to any need or assistance with food when a need arised, as she did for friends and family. For years she volunteered and visited with shut ins and people confined to nursing homes. She had many friends that thought of her often and remembered her acts of kindness. If Nellie met you she was your friend. If you knew Nellie, you knew she always blew her car horn at everyone she knew. In the last decade of Nellie''s life her niece Patricia Strube and her husband Roy cared for and took care of her. She was a niece, a friend and a caretaker.

Pallbearers will be Andrew Sanderson, Tyler Juergens, Larry Barclay, John Marks, Logan Marks and Jacson Marks.