David was raised in Kingman, graduated from Fountain Central High School in 1997, and Danville Area Community College in 1999 with a degree in Criminology. He worked at the Fountain County Sheriff's Department for 4 years as a jailer/dispatcher then accepted a job as a police officer in 2003 with the Purdue University Police Department and retired from Purdue in 2016. David met Mandy Weathington at Purdue and they were later married in 2006. 

In 2005, David started working part-time for Hippensteel Funeral Home in Lafayette and graduated from Ivy Tech Northwest in 2009 with a degree in Mortuary Science. He completed his one year internship with Hippensteel Funeral Home and Digger Mortuary Services in Indianapolis. In March 2011, David and Mandy broke ground on Sanders Funeral Care in Kingman and opened on July 2011.  In February 2018, David and Mandy purchased the historic Powers-Priebe Funeral Home in Crawfordsville, and later that year moved their family into the upstairs residence of the funeral home. In December 2020, David and Mandy purchased Shoemaker Funeral Home in Waynetown. 

David and Mandy have two children, Jayda and Korbin. 

Mandy was born and raised in Peru, Indiana, which is known as the Circus Capital of the World. From an early age, she participated in the local circus, performing various acts for 8 years. During her adolescence, her family moved to the Lafayette area. She attended McCutcheon High School and graduated in 1997.

 In 1998, she commenced her career at the West Lafayette Police Department as a dispatcher and 911 Operator. Mandy served there until 2003, when she transitioned to the Purdue University Police Department as a police dispatcher and 911 Operator.

While employed at Purdue University Police Department, Mandy pursued part-time studies in Funeral Service Management & Mortuary Science, along with Child and Family Services. Additionally, she is a licensed Life Insurance agent specializing in preneed insurance, and she holds certification as a Cremation Specialist. After a 24-year career at the police departments, Mandy retired in 2023.

During her downtime at the funeral home, Mandy actively engages with children at the local school corporation by substitute teaching and assisting in various capacities. She enjoys traveling with her family and spending leisure time at the lake. Mandy enjoys working alongside Dave in contributing to the community through the founding of Sanders Funeral Care.

Dave and Mandy are proud parents of two children, Jayda and Korbin.

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Gabriella was raised in Frankfort, IN, and graduated from Clinton Central Jr/Sr High School in 2015. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Wesley Manor Retirement Community in Frankfort while attending school at Indiana University Southeast and Mid-America College of Funeral Service. 

In 2018, she graduated from Mid-America College of Funeral Service with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Funeral Service. Gabriella served her year long internship at Sanders Funeral Care and earned her Funeral Director License in the State of Indiana in March 2020. While serving her internship, she completed her bachelor’s degree.

After graduating from college, Gabriella moved to Lebanon where she lives with her husband and beloved fur babies. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and creating do-it-yourself projects she found on Pinterest.

Sarah was born and raised in Crawfordsville, graduating from North Montgomery High School in 2007.  She earned her degree in Funeral Service Education from Vincennes University in 2010.   

After college, she moved to Massachusetts and worked for several funeral home locations with Carriage Services while completing her apprenticeship and earning her MA Funeral Director’s License. In 2016, Sarah and her husband moved to Rhode Island, where she was a licensed Funeral Director with Shalom Memorial Chapel.

In 2022, Sarah and her husband decided to return to Montgomery County to be closer to her family, and Sarah started working at Sanders Funeral Care to serve her hometown community.    

Sarah and her husband, Tim, live in Crawfordsville with their 2 cats, Tifa and Cereal. In her spare time, Sarah loves cuddling with her cats, watching documentaries and mystery shows, and working on cross stitch pictures.

Ethan graduated from Kingman High School in 1957. Ethan was a machine operator at Mid-States Wire in Crawfordsville and retired after 38 years. He also worked at Woodrow Funeral Home in Kingman for over 40 years, Powers-Priebe Funeral Home in Crawfordsville for 17 years, and Sanders Funeral Care in Kingman for 10 years. He attended the Kingman Methodist Church and Prairie Creek Baptist Church. Ethan was a vital part of the funeral home and will be missed dearly by us all.