Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Saunders, Homer S., 1976 

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HOMER STUART SAUNDERS

Homer S. Saunders, mayor of Ivor from 1945 until 1960 and a member of the 
Southampton County planning commission, died Wednesday at this home.  He 
was 71.

Mr. Saunders was a salesman for 38 years for the Weaver Fertilizer Co. in 
Norfolk until his retirement in 1972.

He was a member of the Ivor Ruritan Club, the B&B Hunt Club and the Ivor 
Baptist Church and was chairman of the Southampton County Electoral Board.

His is survived by his wife, Carolyn S. Saunders; a son, Homer S. Saunders, 
Jr. of Atlanta, and a sister, Mrs. Richard H. Pulley Sr. of Ivor.

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HOMER STUART SAUNDERS

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday at Purviance Funeral Chapel 
in Wakefield with burial in the Ivor Cemetery.

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H S Saunders, 71, Ex-Ivor Mayor And Councilman

Ivor - Homer Stuart Saunders, 71, former mayor of Ivor, died Wednesday morning 
in his home.

A lifelong resident of Ivor*, he was the husband of Mrs. Carolyn St Clair 
Saunders.

He had been a salesman 38 years for Weaver Fertilizer Co in Norfolk.  He 
retired in 1972.

He was a member of Ivor Baptist Church, former member of Southampton County 
Planning Commission, former town councilman, and served as mayor from 1945 to 
1960.

He was chairman of Southampton County School Electoral Board and member of 
Ivor Ruritan Club and B & B Hunt Club.

He attended the University of Richmond and was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma 
Fraternity.

Other survivors include a son, Homer S. Saunders, Jr. of Atlanta; a sister, 
Mrs. Richard H. Pulley Sr. of Ivor; and two grandchildren.

A funeral will be held Friday at 2 pm in Purviance Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, 
by the Rev J.L. Buckingham.  Burial will be in Ivor Cemetery.

Memorial donations may Ivor Rescue Squad.


Homer Stuart SAUNDERS (Sr.), retired fertilizer salesman, WW-II veteran, 
former Ivor town councilman & mayor, 
member of Southampton Co. planning & election boards, 
d. 20 Oct 1976, at home**, Ivor, age 71, 
interred in Ivor Cemetery*, 22 Oct 1976, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Friday, Oct. 22, 1976, p. 83; 
donated obit**, newspaper unknown, dated Oct. 30, 1976 

*The cemetery list, citing the 1920 Census, indicates he was born in 
   Windsor, Isle of Wight Co. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Ivor list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 

His parents are buried in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, near Windsor. 

**The donated obit includes the handwritten note, "suicide." 

His widow's obit ("Virginian-Pilot," May 31, 2000, p. B9) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s536c4ob.txt 

His sister Neita (Mrs. R.H.) PULLEY was Ivor town treasurer for 33 years. 
   Her obit ("Tidewater News," July 30, 1981, p. 5A) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p400n1ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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