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1. | Anna Bell Williams was born in 1901 in Mississippi, USA; died in Dec 1980. Other Events:
Family/Spouse: Verse P. Sanders. Verse was born on 3 Apr 1901 in Indiana, USA; died on 5 Aug 1981 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Gladys Sanders (1.Anna1) was born on 2 Dec 1926 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA; died on 23 Aug 2006 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA; was buried in Hobart, Lake, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
Notes: GLADYS FLOWERS-MCNAIR (Nee SANDERS) Gary, Indiana Age 79 departed this life on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at her residence. Gladys was a lifelong resident of Gary. She was a retired employee of the Lake County Auditors office. Gladys is preceded in death by her parents, Verse and Annie Bell Sanders; sons, Chauncey and Ernest Flowers, and 7 brothers and sisters. Gladys is survived by her husband, W.J. NcNair; grandson, Brian (Margaret Butler) Flowers; 2 great grandsons: Brian Flowers Jr. and Xavier Flowers; 4 sisters: Elease (Bernard) Elkins-Nickens, Annie Bell (Robert) Stubblefield, Lois (James) Smith and Bessie (Willie) Boyd; 2 brothers, Verse (Mary) Sanders and Robert Sanders; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many lifelong friends. Visitation Wednesday, August 30, 2006 from 12 to 8:00 p.m. Family hour 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the Guy & Allen Chapel 2959 W. 11th Ave. Funeral service Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:00 a.m. at Great er St. James 2601 Massachusetts St. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park, Hobart, IN. Professional services rendered by Guy & Allen Funeral Directors, Inc. Gladys married Chauncey S Flowers on 23 Jun 1946 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA. Chauncey (son of Chauncey Sawyer Flowers, I and Earnestine Hagans) was born on 10 Jul 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 Jan 1966 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Gladys married W. J. McNair on 21 Aug 1976 in Clark County, Nevada, USA. W. was born in 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Chauncey Sawyer Flowers, III (2.Gladys2, 1.Anna1) was born on 25 Jan 1947 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Nov 1997 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
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4. | Ernest Darryl Flowers (2.Gladys2, 1.Anna1) was born on 15 May 1951 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA; died on 22 Feb 1979 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA. |
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