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Stephen Leigh Saunders 1949 – 2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1949

Birth Location: Hopewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 2021

Death Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Saunders

Mother: Virginia Middleton

Spouse(s): Kathy Blake, Rhonda Skelton

Children(s): Michele Saunders, Stephan Saunders, Aaron Saunders, Alex Saunders, Mathew Saunders

The story of Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr began in 1949 in Hopewell, Virginia, USA, with parents Joseph Bynum Saunders and Virginia Richerson Middleton. As an adult, Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr wed Kathy Lorraine Blake and Rhonda Kay Skelton. Their household included Michele Leigh Saunders, Stephan L Saunders, Aaron Elliott Saunders, Alex Saunders and Mathew Saunders. Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr's life came to an end in 2021 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Joseph Saunders
1922 – 2002
Birth Location: Macon County, North Carolina, USA
JS
Virginia Middleton
1923 – 2012
Birth Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
VM

Spouses(s)

Kathy Blake
1951 –
Birth Location: –
KB
Rhonda Skelton
1958 –
Birth Location: –
RS

Children(s)

Michele Saunders
1970 –
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
MS
Stephan Saunders
1977 –
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
SS
Aaron Saunders
1983 –
Birth Location: Hopewell, Virginia, USA
AS
Alex Saunders
Birth Location: –
AS
Mathew Saunders
Birth Location: –
MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1949
    Event Place: Hopewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Hopewell High School; Year: 1965, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101141729, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Hopewell, Hopewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1965
    Event Place: Hopewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Hopewell High School; Year: 1965

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 2021-02-28
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Richmond Times-Dispatch - 2021-02-28 - Obituary for Stephan Leigh SAUNDERS Sr., Obituary for Stephan Leigh SAUNDERS Sr. 2021-02-28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Feb 2021
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

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