Four years has passed and so has your birthday……you would be 19 years old!  I miss you more than you will ever know.  However, I heard another preacher stated this again…..if you had the chance to come back to earth would you????  Preachers answer…..NO! You would not!  I would like to think you are having the time of your life…..being CADE…no telling what you are doing in the most beautiful place God has prepared for you❤️.Until next year……..My Anna

i miss you so much i still remember when you killed that coyote.

My one and only Grandson, Cade.  There is not a day an hour or minute that I am not thinking of you.  My heart breaks with deep sadness but smiles happen as I remember all the things you got into and the reasoning to justify each and every one..  Death …..released you from all your pain and you are renewed…thank you God❤️

Cade came to help me on our 6 acres .  He could drive or ride anything.  In helping me he drove our a/c tractor and I did all the racking into tractor bucket, while he had his legs propped up on steering wheel and I was sweating profusely.
I love that kid and miss him so bad my mind and heart will ache for him forever.

I had the privilege of knowing Cade. We both have the same birthdays and I would call him my birthday twin. I tutored him at my home twice a week from 4th thru 7th grade.  He was a true and active boy. He was so not scared of anything. He loved adventure and wanted to be a welder when he grew up. He loved his mother and father. His grandparents meant the world to him. My husband always said Cade was like one my grandsons.  I would feed him when he arrived after school and he would eat almost anything. He was very polite and respectful. I loved him as if he was one of my own. It wasn’t always easy to get him to do his work, but we always managed to get it done. I will truly miss him and know I will see him one day. My heart goes out to his family, friends and loved ones. He will always be a part of who I am and I’m a better person knowing him.  Prayers lifted to his family.💜❤️

Wendy & Justin my heart breaks for you both. I’m so sorry y’all have to go through such a terrible loss. 
The blessing during this gut wrenching time is Caden has a perfect body now and he’s in heaven with Terry and Paul.
I pray God will give you strength and peace to get through this. 
Love and prayers to you both. 
Janice Sanford 

i remember when i first got close with cade it was last school year. he was a great guy and always left a smile on people’s faces. i remember every time i would be in pa he would want to hang out and somehow he convinced me to get on that dang four wheeler that he loved riding so much. even when he moved away we would still facetime to keep in touch. cade was a great friend and his memory will live with me forever, can’t wait til we meet again caden.

I remember the first time I met Cade. I had a class with him in 6th grade. I had talked to him in that class and come to find out we lived in the same neighborhood. We started to hang out in the neighborhood and Cade's favorite thing was riding his four wheeler. Me and Cade became closer this past summer and spent almost everyday, all day outside in the sun. No matter who Cade was around he was always in a good mood. Cade loved anything that had to do with fishing, riding, hunting, and swimming. Cade never failed to keep a smile on my face. I would definitely never forget any of the memories me and Cade have made. I'm honored and blessed to have known Caden.

When I moved here 2 years ago Cade was one of the first that I met before we started school. He very quickly became my brother, we had many days hanging out, swimming, riding golf carts, four wheelers and him trying to throw me off of the back of his jet ski (he had no such luck…lol). He met his match, he knew he could call me if he needed to hear it like it was and still be his friend/sister. He could make me laugh and even cry but he will always make me smile thinking about all of the memories that we share. Today, Cade, is one of those days you will make me smile and laugh through the stories of friends sharing a piece of what you give them, cry because I am not ready to say goodbye and yet you will somehow, like always, tell me how to suck it up and quit being a baby. I will forever love you like my brother and cherish you as my friend and know that I am blessed because I knew the one and only Cade Sanford. 
  I love you Cade! 

Caden was such a great kid! From the time he could walk, he was into something! He grew up so fast and lived life to the fullest! I think my favorite memory was him getting his Mom's brand new 4wheeler stuck in the creek and running across the pasture screaming for Uncle Carl to help (before Wendy found out he had left their yard)!

From the day I met cade 7 years ago we just clicked he was one of my best friends if he wasn’t at my house I was at his I’m gonna miss our crazy phone calls and all the crazy maybe a little dangerous stuff we did together sneaking out to go tree a coon rope a cow or anything we could do to make each other laugh you were one of the realist you didn’t care what people thought about you I think that’s why we got along so well we were family I love you man and Until we meet again brother 

I’ve been running around with Cade too long to remember all the memories we made. Me and Cade never had a dull moment together. I’ve never met another person that could make me cry laughing like Cade did. The first time I met Cade he was actually on the way to the lake to go fishing. I had the same idea. He stopped and asked if I wanted to go with. Although we didn’t catch anything, I sure knew I had met a real friend that day. For the next 6 years, we lived along side with each other making new friends and having the time of our lives. He was my first real friend I had when I moved to Willis from Conroe. I will never forget how Cade could make fun out of anything and I’ll dang sure never forget how much he loved to have fun with his buddies. As long as Cade could drive it, steer it, rope it, shoot it, catch it, hook it, climb it, dig it, hit it, break it, fix it, he was going to do so. I hope that Cade’s Wild Spirit lives on and watches over me and my buddies while we go through the years having fun with him in our hearts. I’ll always love and remember the Cade Sanford I know. 

Cade called me “My Anna” aka grandmother.  I flew in from CO to do some mowing and raking.  Cade offered to help me.  He loved machinery.  We have an a/c tractor.  So…..he drove tractor.  It was sunny, hot and humid.  I was killing myself raking and what was Cade doing?  His legs up on steering wheel, listening to his phone and enjoying a/c.  He knew then how to delegate.  My life will never be the same without him.

I am very sorry for the great absence of your dear little son, I sincerely hope that the words of our Lord Jesus Christ written in John 5: 28,29a will give you the comfort and peace you need today, the text he says: do not be astonished at this because the time is coming when all those who are in the tombs will hear his voice and will come out "he also promises in apocalypse 21,3,4 that in the near future there will be no more muerte ni dolor ,!!Without a doubt, we all want to see these promises fulfilled and God who cannot lie will fulfill them. Please receive my sincerest condolences.

Although I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing Cade, the way my children did, my encounters with his mischievous self have left us with many memories. My children spent the last four years knowing, and loving him. From riding on the dirt bike, and shooting bebe guns in the back of the neighborhood, no matter how much I dreaded the next decision, my sons always assured me everything was done with a kind heart. My children were both massively impacting by his life, and will always mourn his loss. My deepest condolences to the family. We will always cherish knowing him, and my son has assured me he will meet him again, someday. 

I was one of Cade’s 8th grade teachers. Cade came to school at Groveton and I had him in five of his eight classes. He was always eager to learn and loved school. We had many heart to heart conversations about life. Cade always had a smile on his face and was in the habit of making us all laugh. I remember so many happy times he had at school. He was so excited about starting high school and even when he was so sick he was wanting to go back to school. He loved being outside and being at the farm. He loved his neighbors, the Shotwell’s and had a very special bond with their family. I am going to miss him but I know one day we will see each other again because Cade was saved and Baptized and was a Christian. So I find comfort knowing Cade is with our Father in Heaven. He is not hurting and he has a new body and is with our Heavenly Father. Rest In Peace precious, Cade. You will be missed.

I was Cade's pre-k teacher. He walked in his 1st day all legs, cowboy boots & energy! He was always ready for "what's next?" He always had great stories & a big smile. Interestingly he ended up being my oldest daughter's super good friend,  kinder-3rd grade. They got along gangbusters, augured on occasion, and always had fun. Cade lived life at 100% everyday. He got more out of 15 years than most people do out of double that amount of time. We will miss your smile and kind heart, until we meet again sweet boy! 

Our deepest condolences to your entire family.  Although I never had the honor of knowing Caden, I learned a great deal about him through Stacy.  Words cannot express our hurt for you and your family during these difficult times, nor can we find the right words to say at a time like this.  However, please know that your family and Stacy will remain in our prayers and we ask God to grant you each the peace you deserve and that only He can provide.   Having traveled through this journey ourselves, I understand this process much too well.   Please know that you are NOT alone and Cade is sitting by our Lord's side, comfortably and painlessly enjoying his eternal kingdom, until one day we are all united again.  May God Bless you and your family always, Ruben & Traci Garcia. 

My great nephew Cade  was sunshine. When he stayed over with me. I would get up early to start breakfast. Then there he would be with his beautiful smile. No day could start any better. 

OBITUARY

Caden Cost Sanford

November 1, 2006 – November 11, 2021

Cashner Funeral Home & Garden Park Cemetery

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