Robert E. Sanders, age 67, of Jessietown, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville following a brief illness.

Robert was born in Taylor County on December 14, 1952 and was a lifelong resident of Jessietown. He played softball for years, was one of the founders of the Coonhunter's Club, could outskate anybody at the local skating rinks and was known as a gentle man who always wore a smile. He retired from Parker Kalon in Campbellsville in December of 2017 after 46 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Corene and Earl Sanders, and two brothers, Ricky and Michael Sanders.

Survivors include: his wife, Rose Edwards Sanders; stepchildren, Greg (Eva Jo) Nugent and Tammie (Stephen) Mattingly; a sister, Joann Lee; nieces and nephews, Kathy Jo (Brett) Underwood, Steven (Shannon) Lee and Matthew Sanders; step-great-grandchildren, Olivia Gaddie, Tyler and Ethan Ingram, Cassity and Waylon Riggs, Wyatt Nugent, and Myles and Delia Tungate; as well as a host of other family and lifelong friends.

Due to Covid-19 regulations there will be no visitation. A private funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2020, Steve Morris will officiate. Burial will follow in Muldraugh Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Anyone wishing to pay their respects is encouraged to line the streets of the funeral procession. Robert's funeral can also be viewed on the Bosley Funeral Home Facebook Page.

Pallbearers will be Bradley and Larry Vaughn, Brett Underwood, Steven Lee, Jerry Davis and Alan Tungate.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Muldraugh Hill Cemetery Fund.