August 19, 1923 ~ August 21, 2022
Dorothy "Dot" Saunders, 99, of Vinton, entered her heavenly home on Sunday, August 21, 2022.
She was born August 19, 1923, in Bedford County, the second of nine children born to her parents, Walter and Betty Lynch Thomas.
She was predeceased by her husband, Glenn Saunders; parents, Walter and Betty Lynch Thomas; son, Kenneth Dale Saunders; grandson, Chad Lewis Manning; daughters-in-law, Jo Ann Saunders and Marie Saunders; son-in-law, Billy Hager; granddaughter, Michelle Saunders Mattox; brothers, James Thomas and Whitey Thomas; sisters, Cathryn Wooldridge, Nellie Basham, Ruby Jean Gardner, and Nancy Wilkes; nephew, Mark Wilkes; niece, Sharon Basham, and step-grandson, Robert Watson.
Left to cherish her memories are her sons, Roger Saunders (Mary) and Garry Saunders; daughters, Brenda Hager and Linda Harlow (Tim); sisters, Becky Meador (Bobby), and Betty Sue Sink; grandchildren, Debbie Seckinger (Mark), Janet Saunders (Bob), Marcia Patterson (Dane), Garry Lee, Kevin (Jamie), Tessa (Ryan), Katie Williamson, Brooke (Chase), and Brittany; great-grandchildren, Katie and Jenna Seckinger, Morgan Edberg (Jacob), Evan and Jacob Nicely, Logan Patterson (Meredith), Haley Katlin, Ashlyn, Ryan, Emily, Sara, Charlie, Jack, Sam, Remi, Evan, Caleb, Dylan, Haley, and Brayden; step-grandson, Roger Huffman; great-great-grandchildren, McKinley and Bayleigh.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church with Pastor John Hemming officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, from 5 to 8 PM at Lotz Funeral Home in Vinton.
Source Citation: Lotz Funeral Home
August 19, 1923 ~ August 21, 2022
Dorothy "Dot" Saunders, 99, of Vinton, entered her heavenly home on Sunday, August 21, 2022.
She was born August 19, 1923, in Bedford County, the second of nine children born to her parents, Walter and Betty Lynch Thomas.
She was predeceased by her husband, Glenn Saunders; parents, Walter and Betty Lynch Thomas; son, Kenneth Dale Saunders; grandson, Chad Lewis Manning; daughters-in-law, Jo Ann Saunders and Marie Saunders; son-in-law, Billy Hager; granddaughter, Michelle Saunders Mattox; brothers, James Thomas and Whitey Thomas; sisters, Cathryn Wooldridge, Nellie Basham, Ruby Jean Gardner, and Nancy Wilkes; nephew, Mark Wilkes; niece, Sharon Basham, and step-grandson, Robert Watson.
Left to cherish her memories are her sons, Roger Saunders (Mary) and Garry Saunders; daughters, Brenda Hager and Linda Harlow (Tim); sisters, Becky Meador (Bobby), and Betty Sue Sink; grandchildren, Debbie Seckinger (Mark), Janet Saunders (Bob), Marcia Patterson (Dane), Garry Lee, Kevin (Jamie), Tessa (Ryan), Katie Williamson, Brooke (Chase), and Brittany; great-grandchildren, Katie and Jenna Seckinger, Morgan Edberg (Jacob), Evan and Jacob Nicely, Logan Patterson (Meredith), Haley Katlin, Ashlyn, Ryan, Emily, Sara, Charlie, Jack, Sam, Remi, Evan, Caleb, Dylan, Haley, and Brayden; step-grandson, Roger Huffman; great-great-grandchildren, McKinley and Bayleigh.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church with Pastor John Hemming officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, from 5 to 8 PM at Lotz Funeral Home in Vinton.
Source Citation: Lotz Funeral Home
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