1973
Benson
2016
Benson Ervin Saunders
September 2, 1973 — August 22, 2016
Benson Ervin Saunders
Borrego Pass
Funeral services for Benson Ervin Saunders, 42, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2016, at Cope Memorial Chapel. The Reverend Harry Largo will officiate. Burial will be in Thoreau Cemetery.
Saunders died August 22, 2016, in Borrego Pass. He was born September 2, 1973, in Gallup, into the Salt People Clan born for the Water Flows Together People Clan.
Saunders attended Thoreau High School and was a self-employed silversmith. He enjoyed working on vehicles and going to revivals. His children were his pride and joy, and he enjoyed spending time with them.
Survivors include his wife Tricia Smith; son Kyle Saunders, of Borrego Pass; daughters Angelina Saunders and Angelisha Saunders, both of Borrego Pass; brothers Edison Saunders and Eddie Saunders Jr., both on Continental Divide; and sisters Rena Miller, of Tucson, Arizona, and Marlene Billie, of Continental Divide. He was preceded in death by his father Eddie Saunders Sr., mother Dorothy B. Saunders, brother Benny Saunders and sister Sandra Saunders.
Pallbearers will be Eric Miller, Harold Thompson, Edison Saunders, Eddie Saunders Jr., Monty Smith, Ernest Becenti, Lerrime Body and Harris Largo.
The Family will receive relatives and friends at the Thoreau Chapter House.
Cope Memorial Chapel of Gallup, NM is entrusted with arrangements.
Borrego Pass
Funeral services for Benson Ervin Saunders, 42, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2016, at Cope Memorial Chapel. The Reverend Harry Largo will officiate. Burial will be in Thoreau Cemetery.
Saunders died August 22, 2016, in Borrego Pass. He was born September 2, 1973, in Gallup, into the Salt People Clan born for the Water Flows Together People Clan.
Saunders attended Thoreau High School and was a self-employed silversmith. He enjoyed working on vehicles and going to revivals. His children were his pride and joy, and he enjoyed spending time with them.
Survivors include his wife Tricia Smith; son Kyle Saunders, of Borrego Pass; daughters Angelina Saunders and Angelisha Saunders, both of Borrego Pass; brothers Edison Saunders and Eddie Saunders Jr., both on Continental Divide; and sisters Rena Miller, of Tucson, Arizona, and Marlene Billie, of Continental Divide. He was preceded in death by his father Eddie Saunders Sr., mother Dorothy B. Saunders, brother Benny Saunders and sister Sandra Saunders.
Pallbearers will be Eric Miller, Harold Thompson, Edison Saunders, Eddie Saunders Jr., Monty Smith, Ernest Becenti, Lerrime Body and Harris Largo.
The Family will receive relatives and friends at the Thoreau Chapter House.
Cope Memorial Chapel of Gallup, NM is entrusted with arrangements.
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