Mr. Franklin Delano Sanders departed this life to be with his Heavenly Father on August 27, 2012 at the Newark Beth Isarel Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was born on June 15, 1932. He was the youngest son of Walter and Florence Sanders of Smithfield, North Carolina. Franklin was lovingly known as Tiny to his family and close friends. He is survived by his sister Susie Brown and one brother Herbert Sanders (Mary) both of Smithfield; one aunt, Dottie Sanders of Smithfield; and a host of other relatives and friends.