Joseph “Buddy” Carlton Sands, 70, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Mobile, Ala.
Mr. Sands as born in Key West, Fla. and lived most of his adult life in Atmore. A 1966 Ernest Ward High School graduate, he is, to date, the only All State Linebacker to come out of Ernest Ward High School weighing in at only 155 pounds. A member of the Atmore Church of Christ, he retired from Frontier Communications as the Facilities Supervisor of the Southeastern District, serving a total of 42 years.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Monday, June 4, at Atmore Church of Christ with Bro. Norman Newberry officiating and Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Sands is survived by his wife, Jean Parsons Sands of Atmore; three daughters, Gia J. Sands of Metairie, La., Jeanna Sands (Villie P.) Encalade pf Beaufort, S.C. and Shelley Sands (Joseph) Henderson of San Diego, Calif.; one sister, Marsha Sands Gibson of Walnut Hill; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous other family members and friends.
Mr. Sands was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph R. and Rosa Lee Roach Sands of Bratt, Fla.
