Mrs. Carolyn Dean Saunders, age 59, of Swords Creek, Virginia, passed away Friday (March 11, 2022) at her home. Born April 6, 1962 in Richlands, Virginia, she was a daughter of Charles Worley Dye of Swords Creek and the late Nora Mae Hess Dye. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a 1980 graduate of Honaker High School. She was a member of Word of Victory Fellowship Church, where she helped with the Food Pantry and was active in the Women’s Ministry. She was young at heart and loved making others smile. She enjoyed shopping, music, attending the kid’s ball games, but most of all spending time with her family, whom she loved dearly.
In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Ricky Saunders, and an angel baby.
In addition to her father, survivors include three children, Sarah Saunders, Tina Casey and husband, Roger, and Jeremy Saunders and wife, Amy all of Swords Creek; seven grandchildren, Kendra Casey, Cade Saunders, Landon Casey, Lucas Saunders, Julianna Saunders, Corbin Saunders, and Noah Saunders; four brothers, Raymond Dye, Randall Dye and wife, Pam, Rafty Dye and wife, Robin, and Gary Dye; several nieces and nephews also survive.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Helping Hands Hospice for the love and care they provided.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Wednesday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, Virginia with Rev. Rod Wicker officiating. Entombment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Virginia.
Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6:00 PM on Tuesday.