Robert Howard Sanford

Robert Howard Sanford, loving grandfather, father,

husband and friend to many, died Sunday, October 28, 2012 at

Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a brief illness.

Howard was 87.



Funeral Services will be conducted at 11A.M., Friday, November 2,

2012 in the First United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the

Henderson City Cemetery.



Howard was born and raised in Henderson, TN the son of Robert

and Mary Sanford. He graduated from Chester County High School

and in 1944 joined the Navy and served as a sonar engineer in the

Atlantic theatre. After the war Howard attended the University of South

Carolina, Princeton University and finally Tennessee University in

Nashville where he graduated with an engineering degree.



Howard married his first wife, Leda Giovannetti, in 1954. Howard and

Leda had two children, Robert and Scott. Howard worked for over

thirty years as a structural engineer in New York. During that time he

traveled the world on business visiting countries such as Egypt, Saudi

Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran and the Philippines.



In 1984 Howard married his childhood sweetheart, Julia McDonald McAdams Sanford, and after Howard retired they returned to

Henderson.



Howard had a love for Jazz, food, staying active and helping people.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Henderson as

an usher, member of the Chancel Choir and Bell Choirs, and served

as Co-Chairman of the Building Commission.



He is survived by his sons, Robert, of Sausalito, CA, and Scott, of

San Rafael, CA; grandchildren, Miles and Monica of San Rafael, CA;



his sister, Louise Finley (husband Walter) of Jackson, TN; nieces

Suzannah Yanessa and Melissa Kimes; and step-daughter Julianne

Edwards of Sarasota, FL.