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After six decades, Gainesville barber clips his final locks
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Bills Sanders is reflected in a mirror in the corner of his shop, Bill’s Styling Four, while giving a haircut to regular customer Mike Riddle. Sanders is retiring after nearly six decades of cutting hair in Gainesville. - photo by Tom Reed
Bill Sanders figured he’d give up cutting hair if he ever got shaky hands. His hands remained steady and so did his career, which spanned 63 years, mostly in Gainesville, of working with scissors, shears and razors. So, Friday was bittersweet, as the 81-year-old Sanders closed the door to Bill’s Styling Four at 501 Washington St., Gainesville, for the final time.