Alva Review-Courier -

Tommy Joe Sanborn II of Alva, Oklahoma, passed away in his home, surrounded by his family, on Friday, November 12, 2021, at the age of 51, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. His year-and-a-half-long fight showed his courage in facing life's challenges with grit and determination. Despite the pain, Tommy came out a hero and stayed strong until the end.

On July 16, 1970, he was born to Bobbie Ann Sanborn (née Simon) in Kiowa, Kansas. Tommy was the oldest of he and his sister Tonya, and the kids grew up in both the Cherokee, Oklahoma, and Jet, Oklahoma, areas. During Tommy's teenage years, h...