Carla Roach Sanders, age 71, of Cadiz, Ky., a native of Ohio County, Ky., passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Trigg County Hospital in Cadiz.
Carla graduated from Hartford High School in 1961. She continued her education at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky. In 1963, she married Dr. Jack E. Sanders, a longtime resident of Trigg County. Carla attended cosmetology school and owned the Americana Beauty Shop in Lexington, Ky. She was owner-operator of Hansel and Gretel children’s clothing shop in Cadiz from 1975—1980, as well as Sand Oak women’s boutique from 1980-1987.
She was also a member of Cadiz Baptist Church. Carla had a lifelong love for gardening, and each spring her flower garden was bursting with colorful blooms. She also had a special talent for interior decorating. She enjoyed socializing and played bridge with longtime friends in two Cadiz bridge clubs. She was a wonderful cook and took great pleasure in hosting large family gatherings on holidays and special occasions.
In her later years, Carla became an avid reader of fiction, with a penchant for thrillers and mystery novels. She also enjoyed going to movies and concerts with special friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Mary Roach; one daughter, Kelly Rae Sanders Haugh; and one brother; Phil Roach.
She is survived by one son; Steven Sanders and wife, Terese Rabbitt, Atlanta, Ga.; two daughters, Kendra Redd and husband, James Rodman, III, Cadiz, Ashley Hunter and husband, Jeff, Cadiz; eight grandchildren, Erica Beth Thompson and husband, Jeff, Emily Mayfield and husband, Chris, Caroline Redd, Elizabeth Redd, Ivey Redd, Jude Hunter, Jacob Hunter and Joel Hunter; four great-grandchildren, Riley Thompson, Cash Thompson, Reece Thompson and Bradley Mayfield; two nephews, Phil Roach, Jr., Owensboro, Ky., Jason Roach, Sikeston, Mo.; and special friend, James Robert Lawrence, Cadiz.
Arrangements are being handled by Goodwin Funeral Home, Inc., 138 Main St. in Cadiz, Ky., where the family will receive friends after 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 4. Funeral Service will be at Goodwin Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Friday, June 5, with the Reverend James Rodman Redd, III, officiating and Steven Sanders providing the eulogy. Burial will follow at East End Cemetery in Cadiz, Ky.
Memorial Contributions can be made to: Gateway Garden Club, 340 Ramon Oliver Road, Cadiz, KY 42211 or Trigg County Historical & Preservation Society, Inc., PO Box 1008, Cadiz, KY 42211.