Obituary of Leon C. Saunders

Age 66 of Newark, DE passed away suddenly on Monday, March 28, 2005, at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. Leon was born September 9, 1938 in Middletown, DE to the late Edna and Leon C. Saunders, Sr. He was a graduate of Middletown High School and Delaware State College, Dover, De. Leon was retired from General Motors, Boxwood Road Plant. He also taught at the former Delaware School District. He was an active member of Coleman Memorial United Methodist Church for which he served on various committees. He was a member of the St. David Lodge. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn V. Fields-Saunders; and daughter, Dr. Crystal R. Saunders, Leon will be greatly , missed by his sons, Andre and Leon C. Saunders III; daughter, Teresa Hayes; daughter-in-law, Karen T. Saunders; son-in-law, Morman Hayes; grandsons, Brandon Saunders, Deron Hayes and Trey Hayes; granddaughter, Alexis-Noel Saunders; sisters, Barbara Turner, Emma Harvey and Elizabeth Rodgers; and brothers, William, Clarence, Ernest and Lewis Saunders. Read Leon Saunders, Jr.'s Obituary and Guestbook on houseofwrightmortuary.com.