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Mary J. “Mamie” Lewis Sanders

Birth
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
25 Oct 1976 (aged 87)
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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MRS. A. G. (MARY) SANDERS

...prominent area resident

Services for Mrs. A. G. (Mary) Sanders were held Wednesday, Oct. 27, from the Wright and Ferguson Chapel with the Rev. Clay Lee and the Rev. John H. Morrow officiating. Burial was in Lakewood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Sanders, of 735 Arlington St., died Monday, Oct. 25, at St. Dominic Hospital after an illness of several weeks.

She was born in Darlington, Rutherford, N. C. in 1889 and was the widow of A. G. Sanders Sr., professor of Romance Languages at Millsaps College, who preceeded [sic] her in death Feb. 17, 1974. She was the mother of Dr. John Ship Sanders of Jackson who died in 1965.

Mrs. Sanders was educated at Queens College, Charlotte, N. C., Smith College, North Hampton, Mass. and Columbia University in New York.

She was a resident of Jackson since 1919 and had taught English Literature for several years at Millsaps College and had taught at Martha Washington College in Virginia.

She was a member of the Fortnightly Club, the Book Review Club and was a member of Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church.

She is survived by two sons, Albert G. Sanders Jr. and Dr. Sam G. Sanders of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Paul M. Hopkins of Birmingham, Ala.; three grandchildren, Robert W. Suddoth of Birmingham, Ala., Deborah Ann Sanders and Mary Ship Sanders, both of Jackson; and one great granddaughter, Misty Suddoth of Birmingham, Ala.

Pallbearers were Dr. Noel Womack, Doby Bartling, Jim McIntyre, Charles Carmickel, G. C. King, Frank Allen, Fred Garraway and William D. Mounger.

Memorial gifts were asked to be made to Millsaps College or to the Methodist Children’s Home.

The Northside Sun, Jackson, Mississippi, Thursday, October 28, 1976, Page 10A, columns 7 & 8

Home in 1900: Charlotte Ward 2, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
J W Lewis 51
Mary C Lewis 49
Mamie Lewis 10 [Oct 1889]

Home in 1910: Charlotte Ward 2, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Joy W Lewis 63
Mary Lewis 55
Mamie J Lewis 20
Ross N Scott 32
Lilly A Scott 28

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Mary J Lewis
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1890
Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1918
Marriage Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Father: J W Lewis
Mother: Mary Lewis
Spouse: Albert G Sanders
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 32
Spouse Father: S G Sanders
Spouse Mother: Mary Sanders
Event Type: Marriage

Home in 1920: Jackson Ward 5, Hinds, Mississippi
Albert G Sanders 34
Mary L Sanders 30

Home in 1930: Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Albert G Sanders 43
Mary L Sanders 40
Albert G Sanders 8
John S Sanders 7
Mary L Sanders 7
Samuel G Sanders 3

Home in 1940: Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi
Albert G Sanders 54
Mary L Sanders 58
Albert G Sanders 18
John S Sanders 17
Mary L Sanders 15
Samuel G Sanders 13

Note: Mentioned in brother, Joseph's obituary as Mrs. Albert Sanders of Jackson, Miss. and mentioned in her mother's obituary as Mrs. A. J. [sic] Sanders of Jackson, Miss.
MRS. A. G. (MARY) SANDERS

...prominent area resident

Services for Mrs. A. G. (Mary) Sanders were held Wednesday, Oct. 27, from the Wright and Ferguson Chapel with the Rev. Clay Lee and the Rev. John H. Morrow officiating. Burial was in Lakewood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Sanders, of 735 Arlington St., died Monday, Oct. 25, at St. Dominic Hospital after an illness of several weeks.

She was born in Darlington, Rutherford, N. C. in 1889 and was the widow of A. G. Sanders Sr., professor of Romance Languages at Millsaps College, who preceeded [sic] her in death Feb. 17, 1974. She was the mother of Dr. John Ship Sanders of Jackson who died in 1965.

Mrs. Sanders was educated at Queens College, Charlotte, N. C., Smith College, North Hampton, Mass. and Columbia University in New York.

She was a resident of Jackson since 1919 and had taught English Literature for several years at Millsaps College and had taught at Martha Washington College in Virginia.

She was a member of the Fortnightly Club, the Book Review Club and was a member of Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church.

She is survived by two sons, Albert G. Sanders Jr. and Dr. Sam G. Sanders of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Paul M. Hopkins of Birmingham, Ala.; three grandchildren, Robert W. Suddoth of Birmingham, Ala., Deborah Ann Sanders and Mary Ship Sanders, both of Jackson; and one great granddaughter, Misty Suddoth of Birmingham, Ala.

Pallbearers were Dr. Noel Womack, Doby Bartling, Jim McIntyre, Charles Carmickel, G. C. King, Frank Allen, Fred Garraway and William D. Mounger.

Memorial gifts were asked to be made to Millsaps College or to the Methodist Children’s Home.

The Northside Sun, Jackson, Mississippi, Thursday, October 28, 1976, Page 10A, columns 7 & 8

Home in 1900: Charlotte Ward 2, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
J W Lewis 51
Mary C Lewis 49
Mamie Lewis 10 [Oct 1889]

Home in 1910: Charlotte Ward 2, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Joy W Lewis 63
Mary Lewis 55
Mamie J Lewis 20
Ross N Scott 32
Lilly A Scott 28

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Mary J Lewis
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1890
Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1918
Marriage Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Father: J W Lewis
Mother: Mary Lewis
Spouse: Albert G Sanders
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 32
Spouse Father: S G Sanders
Spouse Mother: Mary Sanders
Event Type: Marriage

Home in 1920: Jackson Ward 5, Hinds, Mississippi
Albert G Sanders 34
Mary L Sanders 30

Home in 1930: Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Albert G Sanders 43
Mary L Sanders 40
Albert G Sanders 8
John S Sanders 7
Mary L Sanders 7
Samuel G Sanders 3

Home in 1940: Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi
Albert G Sanders 54
Mary L Sanders 58
Albert G Sanders 18
John S Sanders 17
Mary L Sanders 15
Samuel G Sanders 13

Note: Mentioned in brother, Joseph's obituary as Mrs. Albert Sanders of Jackson, Miss. and mentioned in her mother's obituary as Mrs. A. J. [sic] Sanders of Jackson, Miss.


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  • Maintained by: chcobe
  • Originally Created by: Ellen Manuel
  • Added: Oct 27, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204213507/mary_j-sanders: accessed ), memorial page for Mary J. “Mamie” Lewis Sanders (12 Oct 1889–25 Oct 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 204213507, citing Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by chcobe (contributor 47014701).