OBIT: Ava V. (SANDERS) SANDERS, 1975, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Sally Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ MRS. JOHN R. SANDERS Mrs. Ava V. Sanders, 78, of 400 Hill Street, Cumberland, Md., died April 15, 1975, in Lions Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a patient two weeks. She was born in Oakland, Md., a daughter of the late W. George and Virginia (Buncitter) Sanders. Her husband, John Roy Sanders, died in 1942. Mrs. Sanders was a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Roberta Thompson, Cumberland; two sons, Carroll Sanders, Chase, Md.; and Donald R. Sanders, Cumberland; ten grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Georgia Hardesty, Salisbury; Mrs. Jessie Folk, Mrs. Nellie Chaney and Mrs. Wilma Iames, both of Cumberland; and a brother, Paul Sanders of Baltimore. Funeral service was conducted Friday afternoon in Knight Funeral Home, Cumberland, with Rev. Ronald Stullenbarger officiating. Interment in Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland. Meyersdale Republic, April 24, 1975 [S0052]