Delores Fay Sanders
1966 - 2002
 

Dear Friends of MEZMER:

Delores Fay Greening Sanders, age 35 years, of Columbia, Missouri, died on March 4, 2002 at Boone Hospital Center,Columbia, Missouri after a five year battle with leukemia. She was born September 29, 1966 in Columbia, Missouri to Don Greening and Betty Cleeton Greening. She graduated from Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. Delores was maried to Scott Sanders in April of 1999 in Montego Bay, Jamaica and he survies. She was employed as an administrative assistant for Faircom Corp., a local computer software company. Delores was a member of the Babtist Temple. She was honored with an annual award by the Missouri Leukemia Society for her courage and contributions.

Survivors, all of Missouri, include her husband, Scott Sanders of Columbia; her parents, Don and Betty Greening of Hallsville, Mark Greening of Monroe City; five sisters; Kay Steward and Diana Baker, both of Harrisburg, Dorothy Baker of Columbia, Debbie Greening of Boonville and Darla Ardrey of Hallsville. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Memorial contributions are suggested to: The Leukemia Society, Gateway Chapter, 77 Westport Plaza, 101 St. Louis, Missouri, 63146.

In Memory of

Delores Fay Sanders

Date of birth September 29,1966

Date of death March 4, 2002

Services Held

Nilson Funeral Home, Columbia, Missouri

Thursday, March 7, 2002 at 1:00 P.M.

Officiating

Pastor Bob Stanford

Music

“Amazing Grace”

Soloist-Kibbie Batchelder

Accompanist-Norm Batchelder

“Goodnight”

Interment

Glendale Memorial Gardens

Centralia, Missouri

Casket Bearers

Larry Hall, Dikki Barnes, Scott York

Ray Brown, Mark Manele, Brian Rickard

Honorary Casket Bearers

Lisa Balling, Cindy Evans, Tina Rickard

The following words from Henry Scott Holland
were read at Delores's memorial and are very dear to the family.

I have only slipped away into the next room,
I am I, and you are you,
Whatever we were to each other,that we are still,

Call me by the old familiar name,
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used,
Put no difference into your tone,
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow,

Laugh as we have always laughed
At the little jokes that we enjoyed together,
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me,

Let my name be ever the household word that it ever was,
Let it be spoken without an effort,
Without the ghost of a shadow upon it,

Life means all it ever meant,
It is the same as it ever was,
There is absolute and unbroken continuity,

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
Somewhere very near, just around the corner,

All is well.

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