Ralph Sanders, 85, of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 in his home.  He was born October 26, 1932 in Meridian, Mississippi.  He was a retired longshore man.  He was the last surviving child of Georgia Monroe Sanders and Ida Matilda Clemmons Sanders.  He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers and two sisters.  He loved his family very much.  Ralph loved to fish, work in the yard, shoot squirrels after his pecans and go sit on mama's porch. He is survived by his wife, Vera Grace Stockman Sanders; two stepdaughters, Katherine, Betty; stepson, Oscar and his son Tommy and numerous nieces and nephews.  Graveside services will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Garden of Memories Cemetery on Tyndall Parkway with Rev. Leon Jenkins officiating.