Obituary of W. Roy Saunders

Passed peacefully away surrounded by his loving family at the Pte. Josiah Squibb Memorial Pavilion, Carbonear,  on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, W. Roy Saunders of Carbonear, age 83 years. Predeceased by son: Craig; parents: Harry and Rita; infant sisters: Phyllis and Shirley; sister: Pauline (Bern) Smith; special aunt and uncle: Helen and Steve Payne; step-mother: Beatrice Saunders. Leaving to mourn, wife of 60 years: Frances; one daughter: Barb (Gerry) Smith, Carbonear; two sons: Gary (Tanya), Halifax, NS and Paul, Bay Roberts; daughter-in-law: Karen Saunders, Carbonear; eight grandchildren: Laura (Brian), Jessica, Melanie (Jeff), Jennifer (Tyler), Bill, Alexis, Craig Jr. (Shawna), and Dylan; six great-grandchildren: Thomas, Lewis, Sarah, Emma, Isaac, and Anna; one sister: Helen (Kevin) Collins, London, ON; special nieces: Pam, Paulette, Barb, and Meaghan; also a large number of other relatives and friends. Resting at Noel's Funeral Home, Water Street, Carbonear on Wednesday, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Thursday, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Friday, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Funeral service to take place on Friday, October 11 at 2:00 p.m. from Bethany United Church, Carbonear. Cremation to follow. Inurnment to take place at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, flowers gratefully accepted or donations in his memory may be made to the Mazol Shriner's, 530 Topsail Road, PO Box 2385, St. John’s, NL, A1C 6E7 or to the Baccalieu Trail S.P.C.A., PO Box 273, Carbonear, NL, A1Y 1B7.