Bessie Sanders

Published 12:00 am Saturday, March 6, 2010

WOODVILLE — Services for Bessie Mae “Aunt Bet” Sanders, 92, of Woodville, who died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at her residence, will be at 11 a.m. today at Pioneer Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Dixon and Bro. Bernard Waites officiating.

Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Newman Funeral Home in Centreville.

Mrs. Sanders was born March 9, 1917, the daughter of Fredrick and Amanda Geter. She was a lifelong resident of Woodville and was a member of Pioneer Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Littleton Elmo Sanders; one daughter; her parents; three sisters; and three brothers.

Survivors include one daughter, Hazel Longmire of Woodville; two sons, Bubba Sanders and wife, Judy, and Sonny “Cotton” Sanders and wife, Carolyn, all of Woodville; one sister, Dulcie Ruth Merritt and husband, Delcy Ray, of Vidalia; 14 grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Ronnie Longmire, Robert Longmire, Danny Longmire, Mike Sanders, Mark Sanders and Eric Skinner.

Honorary pallbearers will be William Geter, Alvestery McKlemurry, Scott Sanders, Todd Sanders, Tim Rollins, Westley Spillman, William Spillman and Denny Skinner.