The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 22, 1995, page 18

MELVIA SANDERS

     Melvia May Sanders, White Salmon, died in Hood River on June 16, 1995, at the age of 89.
     Mrs. Sanders was born Dec. 30, 1905, in Mercury, Texas, to Rhoda Jane (Calvin) and James Bailey McAda. She grew up in Texas, marrying Riley Sanders on Jan. 3, 1925, in Flaydada, Texas. They made their home in Texas and raised their family there. They moved to White Salmon in the early 1950s, after a short stay in Hood River. Mr. Sanders died in 1974.
     Mrs. Sanders was a member of Church of Christ in Hood River. She loved doing crossword puzzles. She loved spectator sports, especially the Trailblazers. She was an avid Bible reader and memorized many scriptures.
     Mrs. Sanders is survived by her sons R.V. Sanders, White Salmon, and James Walter Sanders, Lancas-ter, Calif.; daughter Lena Fern Pennell, Pasco; grandchildren Al Sanders, White Salmon, Janice Clevenger and James Sanders, both of Lancaster, Calif.; five great-grand-children and two great, great-grand-children.
     Services for Mrs. Sanders were held June 21, 1995, at 11 a.m. at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, with Mr. Obert Henderson officiating. Interment was at White Salmon Cemetery.

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