Lee Roy Sands was born February 15, 1935 in Everton, Arkansas to Robert Lee and Flora (Cooper) Sands and passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Southern Point Nursing Center in Colbert, Oklahoma at the age of 76 years, 9 days.

Lee attended and graduated from Valley Springs, AR and worked as a truck driver as a civilian employee of the military. He moved to Bryan County in 1973 from Oklahoma City and later married Eula Robinson who preceded him in death. Lee was a member of the Streetman Road Baptist Church in Mead and he enjoyed gardening, building different things and working on cars and trucks.

Lee was preceded in death by his parents; wife; brother George Albert Sands; grandsons Roy Garvin and Robert Lee Sands and great grandson William Harris. Lee is survived by his son Charles David Sands and wife Patricia of Cartwright; daughter Barbara Garvin and husband David of Denison; daughter Angela Gandy and husband Hal of Springdale, AR; grandchildren Brandy Conejo/Subias and husband Antonio of Cartwright, Sarree Harris and husband Jody of Hope, AR and LaShawnda Glenn and husband Nathan of Denison; great grandchildren Alexia and Justin Hiberd and Marshall and Cheyenne Harris; and numerous other relatives and a host of friends.

Services will be held on Monday, February 28th at 10:00 AM at Streetman Road Baptist Church. Rev. Darren Wallace will officiate. Interment will follow in Mead Cemetery with Nathan Glenn, Marty Oglesbee, Tony Conejo/Subias, Jody Harris, Clyde Lafoon and Cody Horn serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home on Sunday from 7-9 PM.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.brownsfuneralservice.com.

Brown’s Funeral Service, Durant is in charge of the arrangements.