Auburn Elbert Medders, Jr.

Mr. Auburn Elbert Medders, Jr., 73, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Crocket Kennedy officiating. Interment will be in Beulah Cemetery. Mr. Medders was born in Rosedale, MS on April 3, 1943, to Auburn Elbert Medders, Sr. and Emma Vivian Samuel Medders. He was a graduate of Rosedale High school; and after graduation, he proudly served our country in the United States Navy on the USS Yorktown. He owned and operated a construction company that also specialized in painting and welding. He also was retired from Baxter, and taught welding classes at Delta State University. His family describes him as a character, who loved to make people laugh. He enjoyed listening to country music, hunting, fishing, mud racing, and spending time with his best friend who was his dog, Ace Haggard. A true family man, he loved his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren dearly. They were his life.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Auburn Elbert Medders, Sr. and Emma Vivian Samuel Medders. Mr. Medders is survived by his wife of 33 years, Sandra Ferretti Medders of Cleveland; sons, James Troy Medders of Cleveland, Daniel Webster "Jody" Castle (Kerry) of Moorseville, NC, and Auburn Elbert "Trey" Medders, III of Vicksburg; daughters, Miranda Medders Beach of Cleveland, and Angel Medders Gatchell of Vicksburg; grandchildren, Christina Medders Hall of Cleveland, Selina Medders of Cleveland, James Troy Medders, Jr. of Greenwood, Hunter Brooks of Germantown, Katelyn McClain of Cleveland, Jamie Beach of Cleveland, Cecelia Castle of Moorseville, NC, Cody Castle of Moorseville, NC, Ashley Gatchell of Vicksburg, Amy Gatchell of Vicksburg, Anna Grace Gatchell of Vicksburg, Kris Medders of Livingston Parish, LA, Emorie Medders of Vicksburg, Braxton Hynum of Vicksburg, and Brandon McAllister of Vicksburg; great-grandchildren, Aden Hall, Lathan Hall, Cullen Hewitt, Kinsleigh Brooks, Brandon Myers, Kaylee Myers, Brynleigh Evans, and Bradley Medders; sisters, Linda Runnels (Thomas) of Cleveland and Gale Walt (Lee "Dickie") of Cleveland; and brothers, John Allen Medders (Mary) of Watauga, TX, Ed Medders (Lydia) of Braxton, MS, and Clifton "C.B." Medders of Benoit. Pallbearers will be James Beach, Robert Thomas, Mark Rizzo, Jeff Handly, Eckward Gong, Carl Jones, Terry Rocconi, and Abel Ferretti. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Grimmett, Michael Thompson, Charles Kendall, Jamie Haynes, John Paul Gates, Charles Hudson, Floyd Parson, and Tommy Couey. In memory of Mr. Medders the family asks that donations be made to The National Kidney Foundation.

Visitation

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Saturday, April 9, 2016
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Celebration of Life Services

2:00 pm Saturday, April 9, 2016
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Interment

Beulah Cemetery Beulah Beulah, Mississippi, United States