Published: October 20, 2009 11:19 am      

10-16-09 obituaries

BO SAUNDERS

DAVIS — Funeral services for Otis “Bo” Saunders, 83, will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, at First Baptist Church of Davis with Pastor Willard McCartney Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hill Cemetery in Davis.

Mr. Saunders was born on Feb. 15, 1926 in Berwin, Okla. to the late Charles “Chub” and Ettner (Duncan) Saunders. He died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 in Davis. He and Betty Jo Green were married on Feb. 7, 1948 in Gainesville, Texas. She preceded him in death on Oct. 7, 1996. Also preceding him in death was one son, Joe Dale Saunders in November 2005; two sisters, Irene West and Patsy Garland.

As a young man in 1944 he joined the US Navy where he served aboard the USS Mellette APA 156. Mr. Saunders was stationed in the Tokyo Bay at the time of the Japanese surrender. He was also present at Iwo Jima during the historic raising of the US Flag. After returning home from serving his country in May of 1946, Mr. Saunders began working for R.D. Ross at the Southern Rock Asphalt Co. In Dougherty. He later worked in the oilfield for the Preston Carter Drilling Co. of Davis. In 1962, Mr. Saunders went to work for the Dolese Bros. Company. He worked as the Superintendent of the Stone Deparment. With this position, he was required to travel around to all the Dolese Crushers where he kept check and control on quality. In 1992, after 30 years of service to the company, Mr. Saunders retired. He bacame employed with the Chickasaw Nation where he worked as a Customer Service Specialist at the Treasure Valley Microtel in Davis. In 2006, Bo received the Guest Service “Hero” Award, which is a national award given by Microtel, and in 2007 he was again awarded the “Hero” award by the Oklahoma Lodging Association.

Mr. Saunders served on the City Council and Planning Board for the City of Davis during the 1980s and again on the Planning Board in the early 1990s. Other positions that he held included Davis Board of Education from 1997-2007, Murray County Fair Board and the Arbuckle Memorial Hospital Board for 20 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Davis.

Mr. Saunders’ survivors include his daughter, Debbie Riddle and husband Mike of Bartlesville; his son, Mark Saunders and wife Dalene of Sulphur; nine grandchildren, Bart Saunders, Kerri Brogden, Jennifer Lancaster, Sara Saunders, Brad Williams, Bradey Riddle, April Davenport, Aaron Saunders and Brandon Butler, 10 great-grandchildren, Meghan, Chandler, Maddison, Griffin, Kiley, Jagger, Talley, Berkley, John and Briar; along with six sisters, Mildred Tucker, Mary White, Jeanie Clelland, Lona Edwards, Betty Wilson and Linda Spears; and four brothers, Creed, Harvie, John, and Orval Saunders.

Bearers will be his grandchildren. Honorary Pallbearers will be J.C. “Buddy” Jones, W.T. Young, Earl Coll, Daryl Moomey and Gerald Langston.

Hale’s Funeral Home, Davis



NETTIE BIGGS

ADA-Services for Nettie Caroline Biggs, 87, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Kendall Martin will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.

Mrs. Biggs died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada