Born: May 18, 1901, near Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Died: January 17, 1992, Memphis, Tennessee (struck by a car while crossing the street to go to church).
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.
Pseudonym: Vana R. Raye (adapted from his wife’s name).
Lloyd was the son of James Porter Sanderson and Lucy Ann Hunt, and husband of Rena Ray Woodring.
In addition to preaching, he edited hymnals for the Gospel Advocate Company in Nashville, Tennessee.