Eddy Co NM - OBIT: Ray Davis Sanders ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: patti pennington ************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - February 1, 2000 SANDERS Graveside services are February 2, at Hagerman Cemetery for for Ray Davis Sanders of Hagerman, NM. Sanders, 80, died at his home on January 30. He was born on September 6, 1919, in Nocona, Texas, to Nannie Payne Sanders. He married Mary Lichlyter on January 29, 1953, in Roswell, NM. She preceded him in death as well as his parents and a son, Danny Sanders. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Survivors include daughters Debra Meinke of Artesia and Dorothy Austill of Texas; brothers Alvin Sanders of Roswell and Lacy Sanders of Oklahoma City; and six grandchildren.