Gerald L. “Jerry” SaundersAge: 67 years1942–2009
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- Gerald L. “Jerry” Saunders
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- Gerald L.
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- Jerry
- Surname
- Saunders
Birth | March 1, 1942 |
Death of a wife | Sherry Rae … December 16, 1978 (Age 36 years) |
Event | Long-time Companion - Barbara Kail Source: Obituary |
Death | July 14, 2009 (Age 67 years) Age: 67 Cause of death: Heart Attack Source: Obituary Citation details: Unknown Newspaper - Near Cambridge, MD Page 11 Date of entry in original source: July 17, 2009 Text: GERALD L. SAUNDERS
Secretary - Gerald L. "Jerry" Saunders, 67, of Secretary died Tuesday, July 14, 2009. He was born March 1, 1942, in Cambridge.
He is survived by his daughter, Cindy Saunders Dietrich of Secretary and husband Drank Ellsworth; grandson Gerald William Dietrich of Secretary; long-time companion Barbara Kail of Secretary and her daughter, (Lisa) Kail Baumgartner and husbandMark of Hurlock; sister Millie Cusick of Vienna and husband Greg; niece Jerri Lynn Hughes; nephew Wes Dukes, both of Vienna and brother-in-law Joe Bounds of Allen and wife Shirley.
Mr. Saunders worked for Dupont in Seaford for 42 years, retiring in 2002. He later returned to Dupont and retired for a second time in January 2009.
He was a former associate member of Hurlock American Legion Post 243 and a lifetime member of the Secretary Volunteer Fire Co.
His wife, Sherry Rae Saunders, died Dec. 16, 1978. Brother J. Wesley Rhodes III is also deceased as are his mother, Emily R. "Sis" Rhodes Meredith and father John "Tootie" W. Rhodes, Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, July 17, at the Zeller Funeral Home in East New Market, where the family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. David Tolley will officiate.
Interment will follow in East New Market Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Secretary United Methodist Church, c/o Greg Whitten, 3812 West Haven Court, East New Market. MC 21631 or to St. Luke's Church, c/o Jeanette Green, PO Box 94, Secretary, MC 21664. |
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Gerald L. “Jerry” Saunders Birth: March 1, 1942 — Cambridge, Dorchester, MC Death: July 14, 2009 — Dorchester County, MC |
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Gerald L. “Jerry” Saunders Birth: March 1, 1942 — Cambridge, Dorchester, MC Death: July 14, 2009 — Dorchester County, MC |
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Event | Obituary |
Death | Obituary Citation details: Unknown Newspaper - Near Cambridge, MD Page 11 Date of entry in original source: July 17, 2009 Text: GERALD L. SAUNDERS
Secretary - Gerald L. "Jerry" Saunders, 67, of Secretary died Tuesday, July 14, 2009. He was born March 1, 1942, in Cambridge.
He is survived by his daughter, Cindy Saunders Dietrich of Secretary and husband Drank Ellsworth; grandson Gerald William Dietrich of Secretary; long-time companion Barbara Kail of Secretary and her daughter, (Lisa) Kail Baumgartner and husbandMark of Hurlock; sister Millie Cusick of Vienna and husband Greg; niece Jerri Lynn Hughes; nephew Wes Dukes, both of Vienna and brother-in-law Joe Bounds of Allen and wife Shirley.
Mr. Saunders worked for Dupont in Seaford for 42 years, retiring in 2002. He later returned to Dupont and retired for a second time in January 2009.
He was a former associate member of Hurlock American Legion Post 243 and a lifetime member of the Secretary Volunteer Fire Co.
His wife, Sherry Rae Saunders, died Dec. 16, 1978. Brother J. Wesley Rhodes III is also deceased as are his mother, Emily R. "Sis" Rhodes Meredith and father John "Tootie" W. Rhodes, Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, July 17, at the Zeller Funeral Home in East New Market, where the family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. David Tolley will officiate.
Interment will follow in East New Market Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Secretary United Methodist Church, c/o Greg Whitten, 3812 West Haven Court, East New Market. MC 21631 or to St. Luke's Church, c/o Jeanette Green, PO Box 94, Secretary, MC 21664. |