Larry Sanders

Larry Sanders, mayor of Three Way, died April 20, 2023 at the age of 83 at his home. A Three Way native, Sanders first ran for mayor before the town of Three Way existed when the first of three ballot measures sought to incorporate the community into a city in 1974. Incorporation finally came in 1998, and Sanders was elected mayor in 2015, a position he held for three terms prior to his death. Sanders also was a member of the Tennessee Municipal League and of the West Tennessee Mayor’s Association, where he served as second-vice president, first-vice president, and then president in 2020. In addition to his service as mayor, Sanders worked for Hart, Freeland, and Roberts Architects (HFR) and at the University of Tennessee.