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Mabel Saunders Obituary
GALLIPOLIS — Mabel Saunders, 101, of Gallipolis, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center, Middleport, Ohio.
She was born December 5, 1912, in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of the late Custer and Bertha Pemberton Brammer. Mabel was married to Alfred E. Saunders and he preceded her in death on July 3, 1976. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, Gallipolis, Ohio and was a homemaker.
Surviving are her daughter, Freda Wolfe of Bradley, Illinois; a son, Roger (Susan) Saunders of Bowie, Maryland; eight grandchildren, Lance (Karen) Dubea of Altharetta, Georgia, Marsha (Bruce) Beatty of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Kim Schimmoeller of Lima, Ohio, April (Ashraf) Szuchyt-Sied of Gaithersburg, Maryland, Holly Szuchyt of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, Chris (Darrin) Francoeur of Bourbonnais, Illinois, Debbie (Michael) DeVore and Ashley Wolfe, all of Bradley, Illinois; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; a son-in-law, Ray Dubea of Lafayette, Indiana; one brother, Bernard Brammer of Ironton, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, Alfred E. Saunders, Mabel was preceded in death by a daughter, Earlene Dubea; a son-in-law, Roland Wolfe; stepmother, Ollie Brammer; five brothers; and three sisters.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the First Church of the Nazarene, Gallipolis, Ohio, with Pastor Doug Downs officiating. Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2014, at the church. Willis Funeral Home is assisting the family.
In lieu of flower, please consider donations in Mabel's memory to Nazarene Missions, 1110 First Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631.
Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.
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Penny Estes Horn, my thoughts and prayers are with your family. Mabel was a wonderful woman.
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