The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Tuesday, January 14, 1997             TAG: 9701140154
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FLORENCE T. SAUNDERS

Florence Tyler Saunders, 89, a retired school teacher, died Jan. 12, 1997, at Britthaven of Piedmont. Mrs. Saunders was formerly a resident of Ahoskie and Canton.

Mrs. Saunders was the widow of William Earle Saunders and was also preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Rose-Anne and Logan Peek of Charlotte, N.C.; her granddaughter, Carol Peek; three brothers, Jimmy Tyler of Raleigh, Harry Tyler of Gates and Earle Tyler of Columbia, S.C.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie, by the Rev. Billy Pressley. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens. Friends may join the family at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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