James O. Sanders

• Name	James O. Sanders
  Gender	Male
  Death Notice	James Otho Sanders Age 90, of Kailua, passed away on June 18th at the Hale Ho Aloha Nursing home in Honolulu. He was retired from the Federal Aviation Administration after 40 years of government service. Mr. Sanders was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche Gilland Sanders, and is survived by two sons, James Henderson Sanders of Scottsdale, Arizona and Thomas Michael sanders of Kailua; four grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren. He will be buried with his wife inMonteagle, Tennessee, where they were married in 1938. Mr. Sanders was born in Tennessee in 1914. He served in the United States army as a Radio Operator from 1930 to 1937, and in 1938 he was appointed to the Department of Commerce Bureau of Air Commerce, later renamed the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA), as an Airways Keeper serving at facilities in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas. He later became an Air Traffic controller for the CAA in San Antonio, Texas from 1941 to 1947. From 1948 to 1950, Mr. Sanders and his family lived in post WWII Manila, Philippine Islands, where he served as Chief of the newly commissioned Manila AirTraffic Control Center and supervised the training of Filipino personnel to take over its operation. Mr. Sanders served as Chief of the Midway Island Air TrafficControl Center and Control Tower from 1950 to 1951 and was subsequently assigned to the CAA Regional Office in Hawaii as an Air Traffic Control Supervisor. Hisfamily who had returned to Texas after living in Manila, joined him in Honolulu. In 1958, the CAA was reorganized into the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), and Mr. Sanders was assigned to its Honolulu Airspace Utilization Branch. In 1960, he was promoted to Branch Chief, a position he held until his retirement. Highlights of his career include temporary tours of duty for the State Department in Japan in 1956 for three months where he headed the development of the Japan Civil Aviation Assistance Group, and in Korea for one year in 1956- 57 as a technical advisor for the United Nations Economic Coordinator and the the Republic of Korea's Minister of Transportation. In 1965, he represented the United States aviation interests at the meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. Sanders was a licensed pilot and a charter member of the Society of Airway Pioneers. Mr. Sanders earned a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii. After his retirement, he earned a real estate broker license and was active in real estate investment in Hawaii. He was a longtime member of the Elks (BPOE) and was a member of the Waikikilodge. Most of his spare time was spent researching and documenting his Native-american Cherokee Indian ancestry, for which he received correspondence from others worldwide seeking information on their own ancestral history. [Adv June 24, 2005]
  Person ID	I2443	Lisa's Genealogy
  Last Modified	31 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Henry Grady Stokes,   b. 1 December 1892, Decatur, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 29 September 1980, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Catherine Hall,   b. 26 September 1891, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, USA ,   d. 2 March 1973, Michigan, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	19 January 1919	Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F1579	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James O. Sanders Last Residence 96734 Kailua, Honolulu, Hawaii b. 29 Dec 1914 d. 18 Jun 2005 SSN issued in Hawaii in 1952/1953 James Otho Sanders b 29-Dec-1914 Chattanooga, Tennessee d 18 June 2005 SSN 576329326 Father: James A. Sanders Mother: Delia P. Gossett Dec 1952: Name listed as James Otho Sanders 22-Jun-2005: Name listed as James O. Sanders James O Sanders b. 22-Mar-1913 d. 8-Jul-1989, Florence, Fremont, Colorado James O. Sanders m. Maria C. Gardner McMillan, 27-Feb-1976, San Mateo, California. San Mateo Times Newspaper Archives, Feb 27, 1976, p. 44...SANDERS-MCMILLAN, James Otho Sanders, 61, Washington and Maria Consuelo McMillan, 57,... James Otho Sanders, parents James Arthur Sanders and Ardelia Pauline Gossett James Sanders, ticket 261P22076, 1025 W. Kings Highway, San Antonio, Tex, age 32, M, b. 12-19 14, Chattanooga, Tenn, person weight 193, # of bags 2, bag weight 87. Pan American Airways, Inc. Sept 17, 1947. San Francisco, Ca to Honolulu, HA James O. Sanders, USC, destination Wake Island, embarkation Honolulu, Hawaii, Jun 1955 James A. Sanders, b. 13-Dec-1892, d. 14-Feb-1960 Delia Pauline Gossett, b. 1897, d. 29-Dec-1933, daughter of James Thomas Gossett & Mary S. Gaston. 1918: birth of Howard Edward Sanders, 24-Jul-1918 1921: daughter of Ardelia Gossett & J. A. Sanders b. Dec 3, 1921. d. Dec 24, 1921. 1920 Census, E 27th St, Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee James T Gossett, head, age 58 Mary S. Gossett, wife, age 40 Ernest W. Gossett, son, age 27 Leona Gossett, daughter, age 24 Viola Gossett, daughter, age 23 Ardelia, daughter, age 22 William R., son, age 19 Albert, son, age 17 Harry, son, age 15 Irene E., daughter, age 11 John, brother, age 40 1920 Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee James A. Sanders, head, age 25, b. TN, foundry machinist Delia Sanders, wife, age 23, b. TN James Sanders, son, age 5, b. TN Howard Sanders, son, age 1-5/12, TN 1926: birth of Fred Dennis Sanders, 6-Jun-1926 1932, US Army Transport Service James O Sanders, service #6375809, private, SC branch 1937: Mr. James Otho Sanders, Born at Chattanooga, Tenn. December 29, 1914. Parent....Mr. James A. Sanders. Baptized at Christ Church, Tracy City, September 28, 1937 by Rev. Constantine Adams 1938: James Sanders married Blanche Gilland in Monteagle, Tennessee. 1938: James Henderson Sanders (infant). Born at Monteagle, Tennessee, September 6, 1938. Father, James Otho Sanders, Mother, Blanche Gilland Sanders. Godmother, Mrs. J. H. Gilland, Godfathers, Mr. G. H. Cliff and Rev. A. C. Adamz. Baptized at Holy Comforter Chapel, at Monteagle. December 9, 1938. Officiating Clergyman A. Constantine Adamz. 1940 Census, San Antonio, Bexar, TX James O. Sanders, soldier in US Army, age 27, single, b. TN, living in Houston, TX in 1935 1940 Census, San Antonio, Bexar, TX, 1025 West Kings Highway James O. Sanders, head, age 28, b. Alabama, living in Atlant, GA in 1935, government radio operator. Blanch Sanders, wife, age 22, b. Texas, living in Mount Eagle, Tennessee in 1935 James H. Sanders, son, age 1, b. Tennessee 1940, Bexar, Texas birth of Thomas Michael Sanders, 4-May-1940 father: James Otho Sanders mother: Blanche Lolita Gilland Thomas Michael Sanders, born at San Antonia, Texas, May 4, 1940. Father’s name...Mr J. O. Sanders. Mother’s Name...Mrs. Blanche Gilland Sanders. Baptized at Christ Church, Tracy City, Tenn. Godparents, Mr. Paul Dodd Burns, Mr. J. O. Sanders and Miss Aurora (Sadie) Gilland. Officiating Minister......A. Constantine Adamz 1957 City Directory James O Sanders & Blanche L, emp CAA, h3630 Sierra dr, Honolulu Mrs. Blanche G. Sanders, tchr Sultan Sch for Handicapped Children r3630 Sierra dr James H. Sanders, USNG r3630 Sierra dr 1963 City Directory James O. & Blanche L Sanders, airspace chf FAA, r1243 ManuMele Kailua 2005 JAMES OTHO SANDERS, 90, of Kailua, died June 18, 2005. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn. A retired air traffic controller. Survived by sons, James and Thomas; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service at a later date. Inturnment in Monteagle, Tenn. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. ca 2013 Thomas Michael “Mike” Sanders, 73, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., passed away on...Mike is preceded in death by his parents, James Otho Sanders and Blanche Lolita Gilland. Thomas is survived by his daughters, Karen Sanders of Panama City...

  
  

• Sources

  [S803] . [S2363] Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992. [S3186] file name is Source 3185.