Harold Sanders

NICEVILLE, Fla. -- Harold Ray Sanders, 94, of Niceville, formerly of Cape Girardeau, left this earth at the age of 94 Saturday, July 3, 2021, at his home in Florida to join his wife of 56 years, Dorothy, in Heaven. She was the love of his life, and he missed her every day for the last 17 years.

Harold was born March 4, 1927, in Cape Girardeau to Roy and Bertha Johnson Sanders. He lived all his life here until moving to Niceville four years ago to be near his daughter and son-in-law.

Harold attended Southeast Missouri State College and Rolla School of Mines, where he studied pre-engineering. After two years of college, he came back to Cape Girardeau and married Dorothy in 1947.

His grocery career began at Hitt's grocery store on South Ellis Street. He then started working for A&P Supermarket. He worked for 31 years at A&P, retiring as store manager in 1977 when the store closed. He then worked in management for Schnucks for 15 years, retiring in 1992. He loved the grocery business because of all the people he met. If he met you once, he never forgot your face or name. He called his co-employees his second family.

Harold and Dorothy loved to travel in their RV and attended many antique car and motorcycle meets. Their favorite stops were Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Davenport, Iowa, spending year after year with friends they had made along the way.

Harold began collecting and restoring antique cars in 1956. His passion spilled over to antique Indian motorcycles and antique toys.

He was a charter member of the Capaha Antique Car Club, which continues still today. He made a lot of lifelong friends with similar interests for restoring antique cars.

While in Niceville, he was a resident of American House, an independent senior living facility.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Steve White of Niceville; two grandsons, Adam White of Valdosta, Georgia, and Cory (Kay) White of Orlando, Florida; three beautiful great-granddaughters, Brianna, Arica and Grace; many nieces and nephews.

Harold was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy; his parents, Roy and Bertha Sanders; sister and brother-in-law, Ella and Melvin Gateley.

He will be dearly missed.

Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.

Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be shared at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.