Kenneth N. Saunders

SAUNDERS, Kenneth N. - Of Burton, age 86, died Sunday, November 17, 2019 at McLaren-Flint.

Funeral service will be held 1pm Friday, November 22, 2019 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint.

Reverend Dan Blankenship, Reverend Ernest Davis and Reverend Brian Oswald officiating.

Burial in Evergreen Cemetery.

Visitation 1-7pm Thursday and 11am Friday until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Kenneth was born in Flint on December 21, 1932. He married Lorna Lenore Ballard on September 1, 1985 in Burton, Michigan. Kenneth was a carpenter and a musician. His favorite churches were Glad Tidings, Cross Roads Church of God and Deliverance Tabernacle. He was an active member of Glad Tidings Tabernacle and Crossroads Church of God. Mr. Saunders proudly served his country in the Army in 1951 and 1953. Above all, Kenneth loved God his family and his children.

Surviving are children, Kenneth (Anna) Saunders, II, Sharon (Craig) Nickleson, Rob (Melissa) Saunders, Maxine (Mike) Morgan, Doug Dery, Roger Dery and Joe Dery;

step-children, Laurie (George) Baker and Wayne Woodruff;

grandchildren, Kenny, Shayne, Jessica, Maryann, Jeremy, Dylan, Ryan, Tyler, Myles, Doug, Roger, Joe;

great-grandchildren, Bryan, Ember, Bryan, Krystal, Jason, Jessica, Travis, Arriana, Allison, Noah, Donnavan and Griffen, Adam, Autumn;

and great-great-grandson, Griffen.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorna, son, Neil David Saunders, parents, Thomas and Helen (Sweeten) Saunders, brothers and sisters.