Lois J. Saunders

Lois went to be with Jesus in the early morning of 8/25/23 in her home that she shared with her daughter for the last two years, due to her declining health.

Lois was born in Gamoca, WV on 9/15/1935. To Maggie Blanche Johnson Wade and Dewey Wade.  Lois was a homemaker and a member of the Brownsville Holiness Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands Ivan “Busy” Hamilton (father of her children) and Toby Saunders, and her beloved son Michael Hamilton.

Lois came from a large family and was the last member of the Wade siblings.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Estle (Joetta) Hamilton of Shrewsbury, WV, LaDonna Legg of Gauley Bridge, WV, Billy (Loretta) Hamilton of Gauley Bridge, Melanie (Tony) Pepitone of Scrabble Creek, WV, and Adopted daughter Aimee Huddleston.  Lois had 5 grandchildren and 4 Great-grandchildren, and a lifelong best friend Nancy Blankenship, and many nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank Hospice nurses Stacey and Chris for their excellent care of our mother, and grandson Dale Legg for helping Melanie take such wonderful care of our precious Mom.

Funeral Service for Lois will be held on Tuesday August 29, 2023, at 12 Noon at the Brownsville Pentecostal Holiness Church, with Pastor Nathan Johnson officiation, with a one-hour visitation for friends and family from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.  Burial will follow at the Montgomery Memorial Park, London, WV.

Online condolences may be sent to www.carlwilsonfuneralhome.com.

Pennington Smith is honored to be serving the Saunders family.

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