Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Billy” William Lee SAUNDERS 
3, William Henry Saunders,161,3, Mary Frances Overby Redd Saunders,470, William Lee Saunders,566, William "Bill" Lee Saunders,566, Deborah "Debbie" Howell Saunders
3, William Henry Saunders,161,3, Mary Frances Overby Redd Saunders,470, William Lee Saunders,566, William "Bill" Lee Saunders,566, Deborah "Debbie" Howell SaundersBirthAug 7, 1949, Caswell County, North Carolina470, William Lee Saunders
DeathMar 21, 2011, Caswell County, North Carolina470, William Lee Saunders,3, William Henry Saunders,161
BurialReidlawn Cemetery, 1530 Barnes Street, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina470, William Lee Saunders,566, William "Bill" Lee Saunders
FlagsUS Air Force, Vietnam War
FatherWilliam Henry SAUNDERS (1926-2011)
MotherNettie Alice ALLISON (1926-1997)
Spouses
BirthOct 20, 1952, Forsyth County, North Carolina566, Deborah "Debbie" Howell Saunders
DeathAug 22, 2021566, Deborah "Debbie" Howell Saunders
BurialReidlawn Cemetery, 1530 Barnes Street, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina566, Deborah "Debbie" Howell Saunders
FatherRobert Ray HOWELL (1928-2000)
MotherNancy Ruth JONES (1929-2010)
Marriageabt 1973566, Deborah "Debbie" Howell Saunders
Obituary Online notes for “Billy” William Lee SAUNDERS
William "Bill" Lee Saunders
August 7, 1949 - March 21, 2011
Cemetery
Reidlawn Cemetery
Visitation
Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory
Wednesday March 23rd, 2011
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Funeral Service
Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory
Thursday March 24th, 2011 2:00pm
William "Bill" Lee Saunders
Reidsville: William "Bill" Lee Saunders, 61, of Cherry Grove Road, went home to be with our Lord on March 21, 2011. Funeral services will be on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 2:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Gaylord Dix and Sammy Allison officiating. Pallbearers will be Royce Albright, Joseph McMillian, James McMillian, Eddie Van Pruitt, Joshua Saunders and Lenis Billingsley. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Bill was born in Caswell County on August 7, 1949, to William Henry Saunders and the late Alice Allison Saunders. He graduated in 1967 from Bartlett-Yancey High School in Yanceyville. He went to work for Adams Electric before going into the Air Force and served for four years with one year in Viet Nam. He was a retiree after 25 plus years from Ball Corporation in Reidsville. He was a sports enthusiast and loved baseball from his youth into adulthood. He was an avid bowler and enjoyed surf fishing. His main love was golf having played on 37 different courses. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Deborah Howell Saunders of the home, as well as his daughter, Tonya Gauldin and husband, Allen of Reidsville, son, Jonathan Saunders and wife, Alicia of Reidsville, grandchildren, Zachary and Madison Gauldin; his father William H. Saunders and wife, Frances of Reidsville, his sisters, Brenda Rodgers of Reidsville, Wendy Page and husband, Jerry of Elon, brother, Randy Saunders and wife, Cynthia of Jamestown and five nephews and one niece. The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 from 6 to 8 PM and other times at the residence. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, P.O. Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375.
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August 7, 1949 - March 21, 2011
Cemetery
Reidlawn Cemetery
Visitation
Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory
Wednesday March 23rd, 2011
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Funeral Service
Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory
Thursday March 24th, 2011 2:00pm
William "Bill" Lee Saunders
Reidsville: William "Bill" Lee Saunders, 61, of Cherry Grove Road, went home to be with our Lord on March 21, 2011. Funeral services will be on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 2:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Gaylord Dix and Sammy Allison officiating. Pallbearers will be Royce Albright, Joseph McMillian, James McMillian, Eddie Van Pruitt, Joshua Saunders and Lenis Billingsley. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Bill was born in Caswell County on August 7, 1949, to William Henry Saunders and the late Alice Allison Saunders. He graduated in 1967 from Bartlett-Yancey High School in Yanceyville. He went to work for Adams Electric before going into the Air Force and served for four years with one year in Viet Nam. He was a retiree after 25 plus years from Ball Corporation in Reidsville. He was a sports enthusiast and loved baseball from his youth into adulthood. He was an avid bowler and enjoyed surf fishing. His main love was golf having played on 37 different courses. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Deborah Howell Saunders of the home, as well as his daughter, Tonya Gauldin and husband, Allen of Reidsville, son, Jonathan Saunders and wife, Alicia of Reidsville, grandchildren, Zachary and Madison Gauldin; his father William H. Saunders and wife, Frances of Reidsville, his sisters, Brenda Rodgers of Reidsville, Wendy Page and husband, Jerry of Elon, brother, Randy Saunders and wife, Cynthia of Jamestown and five nephews and one niece. The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 from 6 to 8 PM and other times at the residence. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, P.O. Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375.
To send flowers to the family in memory of William "Bill" Saunders, please visit our flower store. 566, William "Bill" Lee Saunders