Mr. Herman Lowell "Pop" Sanders, age 75 of Tallapoosa, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.  He was born on October 10, 1942 in Cedartown, Georgia.  He was the son of the late Joe and Vera Shaw Sanders.

Mr. Sanders retired from Inland Container Corporation with 35 years of service.  He and his family operated Our Place in Tallapoosa, Georgia for 33 years. Mr. Sanders also served as co-pastor and administrator of Outreach Ministries as well as served on the Tallapoosa City Planning Commission for 20 years.

Mr. Sanders is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Rouzelle Earnest Sanders; sons, David Lowell Sanders (Heather) and Joey Sanders (Pam); brother, William Dwight "Red" Sanders (Judy); grandchildren, Jonathan David Sanders (Lauren), Jessica Hensley (Alex), Brandy Roberts (Spencer), Chase Allen, and Wesley Punkosdy (Nikki); 4 great grandchildren; and several other extended family members.

Mr. Sanders is preceded in death by his daughter-in-law, Daphne Howell Sanders; sisters, Agnes Winkles, Helen Cash, and Evelyn Goodsell; brothers, Edward Sanders, Ned Sanders, and Sherman Sanders.

A service for Mr. Herman Lowell Sanders will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at two o'clock in the afternoon in the Gammage Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rusty Kennedy and Mr. Jonathan Sanders officiating. Flowers are being accepted along with donations to Outreach Tabernacle in Muscadine, Alabama, at P.O. Box 2 Tallapoosa, Georgia 30176.

The following gentlemen will serve as honorary pallbearers: Chase Allen, Wesley Punkosdy, Alex Hensley, Spencer Roberts, Robin Windom, Jonathan James and Dennis Davis and Phillip Bridgers.

The family of Mr. Sanders will receive family and friends on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from twelve o'clock in the afternoon until two o'clock in the afternoon at the Gammage Funeral Home. Per his wishes, Mr. Sanders will be cremated following the service.

Messages of condolence can be made to the family by visiting our website and signing the online guestbook at gammagefh.com.

The Olin L. Gammage and Sons Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for Mr. Herman Lowell Sanders.