Mary Ann Bates Sanders, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with the Lord Thursday, July 4, 2013.
Daughter of Marcus Erwin Bates (1909–1964) and Esther Carlington Brown Bates (1908–1988); wife of James Walton Sanders Sr (1938–1989), her high school sweetheart.
Spent 38 years as an employee of JPS Textile Group as a buyer and retired in 2001; was a member of Parisview Baptist Church in Greenville, SC, where she enjoyed Ansel's Sunday School Class and the love of a wonderful congregation of believers.
Survived by daughters, Charlene Sanders and Lydia Poole (Greg); son, James Sanders, Jr. (Wendy); six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Jacqueline McIntyre.
Also preceded in death by a daughter, Wendy Lynn Sanders; grandson, Joseph Allyn Sanders; sister, Leticia "Tish" Parrish; and brothers, Marcus Bates, Jr. and Billy G. Bates.
Visitation was held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Parisview Baptist Church.
Memorial service immediately followed.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest
Mary Ann Bates Sanders, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with the Lord Thursday, July 4, 2013.
Daughter of Marcus Erwin Bates (1909–1964) and Esther Carlington Brown Bates (1908–1988); wife of James Walton Sanders Sr (1938–1989), her high school sweetheart.
Spent 38 years as an employee of JPS Textile Group as a buyer and retired in 2001; was a member of Parisview Baptist Church in Greenville, SC, where she enjoyed Ansel's Sunday School Class and the love of a wonderful congregation of believers.
Survived by daughters, Charlene Sanders and Lydia Poole (Greg); son, James Sanders, Jr. (Wendy); six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Jacqueline McIntyre.
Also preceded in death by a daughter, Wendy Lynn Sanders; grandson, Joseph Allyn Sanders; sister, Leticia "Tish" Parrish; and brothers, Marcus Bates, Jr. and Billy G. Bates.
Visitation was held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Parisview Baptist Church.
Memorial service immediately followed.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest
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