 1929 - 2024 (94 years)
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| Name |
Ernestine Greene [1] |
| Birth |
15 Sep 1929 |
Columbia, Florida, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
18 Feb 2024 |
Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA |
- Ernestine G. Saunders, 94, of Lake City died Sunday, February 18, 2024 at Shands at UF in Gainesville. A native of Columbia County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Nathan and Allie Pearce Greene and had lived her whole life in Lake City. Mrs. Saunders graduated from Columbia High School in 1947 and had worked at Rosiers 5 & 10, J.C. Penney, Globe Finance, The Polio Foundation, and with lawyers Jopling, Black and Hodges. In 1951 she married Ray E. Saunders and they started their family that they raised in Lake City and was a long time member of Parkview Baptist Church. Mrs. Saunders was preceded in death by her husband Ray, daughters Mary Ann Blanton, Kay Saunders, and Rita Lehman.
Mrs. Saunders is survived by her son Richard “Ricky” Saunders; grandsons, Justin Blanton, Colin Blanton, and Walker Lehman; special sister in law, Allegra Saunders; nieces and nephews, Nancy Whitehead Martin, Rhonda Shotts, Matt and Mark Mathis; many cousins and a host of special friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Saunders will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 22, 2024 at Parkview Baptist Church with Dr. Mike Tatem officiating. Interment will follow at Corinth Cemetery at 1:30 P.M. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Wednesday evening at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Parkview Baptist Church Building Fund or Missions, 268 NW Lake Jeffery Road, Lake City, FL 32055, Gideons International, P.O. Box 1805, Lake City, FL 32056, or the charity of your choice.
https://www.gatewayforestlawn.com/obituary/Ernestine-Saunders
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lakecityreporter/name/ernestine-saunders-obituary?id=54423092
- Shands at UF
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| Burial |
22 Feb 2024 |
Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA |
| Person ID |
I43072 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
Henry Nathan Greene, b. 10 Mar 1898, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 19 Aug 1958, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 60 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Allie Pearce, b. 5 Oct 1908 d. 1 Apr 1999 (Age 90 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
13 Feb 1927 |
Columbia, Florida, USA [2] |
| Family ID |
F16168 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Ray Eugene Saunders, b. 26 Dec 1922 d. 10 Oct 1990 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Jun 1951 |
Columbia, Florida, USA [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Living |
| + | 2. Mary Ann Saunders, b. 6 May 1952, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 12 Aug 2003 (Age 51 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Cynthia Kay Saunders, b. 2 Aug 1954, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 8 Jan 2006 (Age 51 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 4. Rita Saunders, b. 9 Oct 1963, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 5 Mar 2016, Miramar Beach, Walton, Florida, USA (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F16171 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Death - 18 Feb 2024 - Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Record for Ray Eugene Saunders
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8784&h=1598931&indiv=try
Name Ray Eugene Saunders
Marriage Date 1951
Marriage Place Columbia, Florida, USA
Spouse Ernestine Greene
Certificate 11662
Volume 1324
Source Florida Department of Health
- [S601] Ancestry.com, Florida, County Marriages, 1823-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1920-1934.
Record for Hickey Green
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61369&h=89960&indiv=try
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61369&h=89960&indiv=try
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