Patsy Saunders

Patsy Saunders, 88, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her children and grandchildren on Tuesday February 17, 2026.

Patsy was proceeded in death by her husband of 48 years, Paul Reece Saunders, as well as her parents, Roy and Nettie Hedger, and two brothers, Roy Jr. and Charles Hedger. She is survived by her sister, Ruth Ann (Stanley) Benton and her daughters Lou Ann (Henry) Allen and Patty (the late George) Perry as well as her five grandchildren, Paul (Michelle) Allen, Chris (Sara) Allen, Rebecca (Jeremy) Shryock, Patrick (Kaitlyn) Perry, Emily (Michael) Benedict; eleven great-grandchildren: Reece and Gage Allen, Ann Lawrence and Addison Allen, Jackson, Drew, and Colt Shryock, Emilia Perry, Thomas, J.W., and Annie Benedict, and one great-great grandchild, Leighton Lane Shryock. She is also survived by serval very special nieces and nephews.

She was a devoted and active member of Wesley Covenant Fellowship Church as well as a volunteer at Central Baptist Hospital for over 10 years. She was a bookkeeper for S&B Cattle Co. in Lexington, KY.

Lovingly known as "Muner" to her grandchildren and great grandchildren she spent countless hours ring-side at cattle and horse shows, sitting in the stands or on the bleachers watching sports, or in the kitchen baking their favorite treats.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made Bluegrass Care Navigators, Frankfort Division, or the Wesley Covenant Fellowship Church in Versailles, KY.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Blackburn and Ward Funeral Home in Versailles, KY on Sunday, February 22, 2026. Visitation 1pm-4pm with services to follow at 4pm. A private burial will be held on Monday morning.