John Howard Sanders "Howdy" October 27, 1923 - February 5, 2017 Beloved husband of Shirley Sanders (nee Petersen); Loving father of Cindy (Dennis) Crouse and Jeffrey (Ramona) Sanders; Cherished grandfather of Casey Newman, Steven (Andrea) Newman, Elizabeth and Jeffrey Sanders and great-grandfather of Oscar Newman; Our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to many; Howdy was a former student and then devoted teacher and basketball coach at the Maplewood Richmond Heights School Dist. He graduated in 1941 and served as a Marine in WWII, then began teaching at MRH in 1954 and retired in 1987 after 33 years; In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the Howdy Sanders Scholarship Fund. Make checks payable to MRH School Dist. with Howdy Sanders Scholarship in the memo area; Or if desired memorials may be made to St. Jude's Research Hospital; Memorial Service Celebrating Howdy's Life is Sat. Feb. 25, 10:30am at the Manchester United Methodist Church ( Hwy 141 at Manchester); Tributes at jaybsmith.com