[NFBWV-Talk] Mary Ann Saunders RIP

[Michelle McKeller]

I am sad to hear this. She was an encourager when I was living in Huntington.

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Subject: Re: [NFBWV-Talk] Mary Ann Saunders RIP

So sad.  she really was a neat person And I loved just chitchatting with her about her cats and other things she loved


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On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 11:11=E2=80=AFPM Ed McDonald <ed at eioproductions.com>=
 wrote:

> We learned this evening from her daughter Teri that Mary Ann Saunders 
> passed away on Saturday. Her obituary is below.
>
> Mary Ann was a faithful and hard-working member of the National 
> Federatio=
n
> of the Blind of West Virginia and earned a place--along with her 
> husband, Buck--in the Hall of Honor. In addition to chairing the 
> scholarship committee for many years, she was the original coordinator 
> of NFB Newslin=
e
> in West Virginia, before it was handed over to the Library Commission. 
> Ma=
ny
> people recognized Mary Ann and Buck as the faces and the voices of 
> Federationism in the Greater Huntington area.
>
> Mary Ann was also a dear friend and gentle spirit,  and I am sure we 
> are all saddened by the loss.
>
>
> Mary Ann Collins Saunders,84, of Huntington, WV. passed away Saturday, 
> Ma=
y
> 3, 2025 at Woodland Oaks Health Care. She was born October 19, 1940 in 
> McConnelsville, PA. a daughter of the late Cecil Everett and Rachel 
> Harde=
n
> Collins. She graduated from the Pittsburgh School for the Blind and 
> the Indiana State Teachers College in Indiana, Pa. She tutored and 
> taught sighted people to read with the literacy council and held a 
> variety of volunteer positions with the National Federation of the 
> Blind at the loca=
l,
> state and national level including being the chairperson for the WVNFB 
> scholarship committee. She played the handbells in the church choir, 
> was =
an
> avid reader, lover of animals and enjoyed working with her flowers. 
> She faithfully attended both Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church and 
> later Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church. She and her husband were very 
> civic minded and spent many hours advocating for the rights of the 
> blind. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her 
> beloved husband of 47 years Willis G. "Buck" Saunders and an infant 
> sister Laura Lee Collins. Survivors include two daughters Laura Bowen 
> (Eli Riggs) and Teri Booten (Bob); three grandchildren Luke Bowen 
> (Chelsea Adkins) and Eli and Zane Booten; two sisters Lynne Edwards 
> (Bill) and Donna Stiers; brother a=
nd
> sister-in-law Keith Saunders (Glenna) and several nieces and nephews.
> Visitation will be 5:00 - 6:30 P.M. Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at the 
> Mount Union United Methodist Church 3931 Mount Union Road Huntington, 
> WV. 25701 
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/3931+Mount+Union+Road+Huntington,+
> WV.=
+25701?entry=3Dgmail&source=3Dg>.
> The funeral will follow at 6:30 P.M. with Pastor Amy McNeil officiating.
> Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova is assisting the family. Online 
> condolence=
s
> may be expressed at
> www.rollinsfh.com
>
>
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