Rona Denise Sanders, affectionately known as "Neicey" or "Bay Bay" passed unexpectedly in her home on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10th, 2020, at the age of 57.

Rona Denise Sanders was born on September 27, 1962, in Malvern, AR to Pearl Jean Gulley and John Edward Greene. Her mother preceded her in death, as well as her grandparents; Fannie Bell Gulley and Lee Nolen, Edward and Edessia Winters Green; her brother, Terry Greene, and her dear cousin, Pamela Louise Smith, and a host of extended family and friends.

Neicey was baptized at Mt. Zion Baptist Missionary Church. She was the second child of six siblings. Neicey had a heart of gold and lived to help others. She has always been sensitive, loved to laugh, and developed a passion for cooking at a young age. She spent the early years of her life embracing her country roots, playing with all of her cousins such as Teresa, Timmy, Doris, and Deb.

She relocated to Massachusetts at an early age once her mother, Pearl became sick and had to move to Boston. She received her love of cooking from her mother and would love to watch her grandmother Fannie Bell and her Auntie Louise make cakes and pies. She would take recipes from the people around her to cultivate her skills and after a while, Neicey was known as the "cook" of the family. She also loved listening to music and dancing.

Neicey had a vibrant spirit that was contagious to others. Her greatest joy in life was being a mother to her three children and being a grandmother. She was dedicated to raising her children, loved everything about being a grandmother, and loved to spoil her grandchildren.

Neicey worked several jobs to provide for her family such as an office clerk at John Hancock Insurance Company before she became disabled. Later in life, she would fulfill her civic duty by working with state legislatures and other mothers in her neighborhood to develop a community room for the children of her housing complex. She also worked with the elections department for the City of Boston to assist with the voting process. Even after she stopped working professionally, Neicey would sell cakes and pies as well as babysit for various members of the family. It was well known Neicey, was "the baby sitter".

She is survived by one daughter, Charmaine Sanders; two sons, Jonathan Sanders, and Winston Sanders all of Boston, MA; six grandchildren; Jahniya Sanders, Annesty Privott, Journey Sanders, Jeremiah Sanders, and Poetry Sanders, and Honor Grady all of Boston, MA; her father, John Edward (Georgia) Greene; two sisters, Sheila Sanders of Jacksonville, FL and Angela Greene of Malvern, AR; two brothers, Johnnie Dale (Beverly) Greene of Little Rock, AR, Anthony (Katrina) Greene of Kansas City, MO; nephews, Shemar Stanley of Jacksonville, FL, Terron Greene of Houston, TX, and Kris Greene of Kansas City, Mo; niece, Lakeisha Greene of Kansas City, Mo; aunts, Shirley Clegg and Louise (Jim) Taylor all of Malvern, AR, and Florene Nolen of Boston, MA; uncle, Willie Smith of Malvern, AR and host of extended family, cousins, and friends.

A visitation will be held from 12:30 pm – 2:15 pm on Saturday, May 23, 2020, in the chapel of Carrigan Memorial Funeral Services, 336 East Grand Ave, Hot Springs, AR.  A graveside service will begin at 3:30 pm at Pearla Gate Cemetery, Dorn Street, Pearla, AR. All COVID-19 rules and regulations that are in place at the time of the service must be followed, no expectations, please.

Flowers may be ordered and are accepted at the funeral home.  Please go to Local Florist from our website to select a florist, we recommend all florists that are on the website and they are not listed in any order of preference.

The guest registry is at http://www.carriganmemorial.com .

Arrangements are entrusted to Carrigan Memorial Funeral Services, Inc.