Teddie Joe Sanders, Jr., age 63, passed away suddenly on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 at his residence in Taunton.
Born in Arkansas, Teddie was raised in New York where he graduated from Duanesburg Central High School. He then spent several years living in Tennessee, Rhode Island, and eventually settling in Massachusetts.
Teddie enjoyed fishing, hunting, collecting model cars and watching NASCAR. He found pleasure in gardening, being outdoors and he liked to joke and make people laugh. Ted was most proud of his previous career at Electric Boat in Groton, where he was a red badge machinist.
He is survived by his parents, Delmar and Emma Jean Robbins and a brother, Shawn Rowe, of Dighton, and sister, Lisa (Robbins) Quinn and brother-in-law, David Quinn, of Sagamore Beach, and predeceased by brother David Mitchell Kennedy.
He also leaves his children; Monica Jo (Sanders) Fields and Davis Sanders of TN, Shanna and Dakota Sanders of RI, and Evan Sanders of MA, grandchildren; Kaitlin Sanders and Alexander Fox Brown of TN, nephews; David Quinn and Daniel Quinn of Sagamore Beach.
Visiting hours and burial will be held privately.
Funeral arrangements made with Silva funeral Home, Taunton.
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