Mr. Joseph "Buddy" Carlton Sands

January 21, 1948 - May 31, 2018

Mr. Joseph "Buddy" Carlton Sands, age 70, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Mobile, Alabama. Mr. Sands was born in Key West, Florida and lived most of his adult life in the Atmore, Alabama area. Mr. Sands was a 1966 graduate of Ernest Ward High School. To date, he is the only All State Linebacker to come out of Ernest Ward High School weighing in at only 155 lbs. He retired from Frontier Communications as the Facilities Supervisor of the Southeastern District, serving a total of 42 years. He was a long time member of The Atmore Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by his father, Joseph R. Sands and mother, Rosa Lee Roach Sands of Bratt, FL. He is survived by his wife, Jean Parsons Sands of Atmore, AL; brother, David C. Roach of McDavid, FL; sister, Marsha Sands Gibson of Walnut Hill, FL; daughters, Gia J. Sands of Metairie, LA, Jeanna Sands Encalade and son-in-law, Villie P. Encalade, III of Beaufort, SC and Shelley Sands Henderson and son-in-law, Joseph Henderson of San Diego, CA; mother-in-law, Irene S. Parsons of Uriah, AL; twelve grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and a special little brown creature, Sweet Pea. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 4, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Atmore Church of Christ with Brother Norman Newberry officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 3, 2018 from 4 to 6 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be CJ Powell, Michael Powell, Lauren Smart, Annie Winsor, Caleb Comer, Villie Encalade and Joe Henderson. Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC in charge of all arrangements, Atmore, Alabama.