Columbia – Mrs. Barbara Jean Sanders Rivers, 84, widow of Theodore “Ted” Rivers, of 2108 Twin Lakes Road, formerly of Greenwood, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 at Palmetto Health Richland.
Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Clifton and Mattie Marie Knox Sanders. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and was a retired LPN for Palmetto Richland Medical Center.
Surviving are: two sons, Wade Rivers and wife Dana, Russell Rivers and wife Jackie all of Irmo; one daughter, Ann Gaines and husband Jeff of Florida.; one sister, Cynthia Sanders Hitt and husband Robert of Greenwood; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was predeceased by three brothers, Wade, Waymon and Charlie Sanders.
Graveside Services will be held at 2 PM on Sunday at Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, SC with Rev. David Hitt officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the graveside.
The family will be at their respective homes. Pruitt Funeral Home, Honea Path, SC is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.parkerwhitepruitt.com