Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Saunders, Ray J., 1969 

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RAY JEROME SAUNDERS

METRO AREA DEATHS

RAY JEROME SAUNDERS, 76, of Holland Road, Suffolk, died Friday in a hospital. 
A native of Nansemond County, he owned and operated Saunders Grocery, and 
prior to that he was a dealer and racer of horses for 35 years.  He was the 
husband of Mrs. Mary Sue Wright Carter Saunders and a son of the late James R. 
and Mrs. Ida Brinkley Saunders.  He was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church.

   Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Fred Basque of Lodi, Calif., Mrs. 
Florence S. Larmer of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Mrs. George Forbes of 
Franklin; a son, James Harrison Saunders of Suffolk; and a stepdaughter, Mrs. 
Harry Jennings of Portsmouth.  A funeral will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in 
I.O. Hill & Co. Funeral Home.  Burial will be in the Saunders family cemetery 
near Cypress Chapel.


Ray Jerome SAUNDERS, Saunders Grocery owner/operator, 
former horse racer/dealer, 
Nansemond Co. native, d. 10 Oct 1969, age 76, 
interred in SAUNDERS Cemetery*, Desert Rd.- off White Marsh Rd., 12 Oct 1969, 
"The Ledger-Star" (Norfolk, VA), Oct. 11, 1969, p. B3 

*Buried with his second wife, Anna Mary (CARTER WADE) SAUNDERS; 
   his parents are also buried there. 
   Nansemond Co. Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-57 & 58), an extension 
   of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/nanvol1.txt 

Anna's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," June 18, 1959) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s536a1ob.txt 

His father's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," May 18, 1906) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s536j2ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Oct. 6, 1914, p. 7) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s536i1ob.txt 

His widow is buried with her first husband - Anna's father - in Holland 
   Cemetery.  Holland list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holland.txt 

Mary Sue's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Sep. 17, 1985) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s536m1ob.txt 

Ray 1m. Ethel Katherine BUTLER.  She is buried with her parents in 
   Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk - Block G, Lot 33. 
   Cedar Hill list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_s.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s536r1ob.txt