Mrs. Earline Wilson Sanderson, age 74, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at Wesley Pines Retirement Center in Lumberton. She was born in Bladen County on January 21, 1945. She was a certified registered nurse anesthetist and the former Director of Surgical Services for Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her father, Woodrow Wilson; her husband, James Earl Sanderson, Sr.; two brothers, Rudolph Wilson and Sidney Wilson; a sister, Diane Wilson; and a grandson, Justin Tyler Romano.

She is survived by her mother, Marie Musselwhite Massengill of Denver, NC; two children, James Earl Sanderson, Jr. and wife Margaret of Charlotte, NC and Pamela Sanderson Romano of Hickory, NC; three grandchildren: James Earl Sanderson III, Daniel Jeffrey Romano, and Zackary Thadd Romano; one brother, Harold Wilson of Council, NC; and one sister, Sue Oldenburg of Denver, NC.

The family will receive friends prior to the service on Saturday, September 7, 2019, from 2:00-3:00 PM at Godwin Heights Baptist Church. Following the visitation, a funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM with Rev. David Hawes officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Parkinson Foundation, 8830 Cameron Street #201, Silver Springs, MD  20910.