Suffolk City-Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Saunders, Ethel K. Butler, 1986 

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ETHEL KATHERINE BUTLER SAUNDERS

ETHEL B. SAUNDERS

Suffolk - Ethel Butler Saunders, 93, a retired secretary, died June 2, 1986, 
in a Franklin Hospital.

   Mrs. Saunders, a native of Suffolk, had retired from Union Life Insurance 
Co., after 26 years.  She was a member of Suffolk Christian Church, where she 
sang in the choir for 53 years.

   She was a member of the Constantia Chapter of the Daughters of the American 
Revolution.  She was a charter member of the Colonial Dames of the 17th 
Century and had served as registrar for its Virginia chapter and as treasurer 
for its Suffolk chapter.

   Survivors include three daughters, Sarah S. Basque of Lodi, Calif., 
Florence S. Larmer of Atlanta and Grace S. Forbes of Franklin; a son, James H. 
Saunders Sr. of Suffolk; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

   The graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Cedar Hill 
Cemetery by the Rev. Paul Carmany.  R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home is handling 
arrangements.  The family will be at 916 Maryland Ave., Suffolk.  Memorial 
donations may be made to a favorite charity.


Ethel Katherine (BUTLER; Mrs. Ray J.) SAUNDERS, retired secretary, 
Suffolk native, d. 2 Jun 1986, Franklin, age 93, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 33*), Suffolk, 4 Jun 1986, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), June 3, 1986 

*Her parents are buried in the same lot. 
   Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_p.txt 

Her father was pastor of Suffolk Christian Church.  His funeral notice 
   ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb 1924) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b346h1ob.txt 

Her mother survived until 105.  Her (1961 "News-Herald") obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b346s1ob.txt 

Ethel & Ray m. 25 Nov 1909 in Elizabeth City, separated in 1930, & divorced 
   in 1945.  He is buried with his second wife in a SAUNDERS family cemetery, 
   on Desert Rd. 
   Nansemond Co. Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. I, 
   another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/nanvol1.txt 


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

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