Rosetta B. “Rose” Saunders

Graveside services for Rosetta B. “Rose” Saunders, 83, Eudora, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Longview Cemetery in Jefferson City, Mo.Mrs. Saunders died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, at her home.She was born July 29, 1924, in Jefferson City, Mo., the daughter of William “Bill” and Mary Ellen Bell Finn.Mrs. Saunders married James Saunders in 1957. He died in 1999.She was also preceded in death by a son, two daughters and a granddaughter.Survivors include four sons, Robert and Loren D. Brown, both of New Bloomfield, Mo., James A. McDowell and Claude “LeRoy” Saunders, both of Eudora; three daughters, Mary Robinette, Henley, Mo., and Sharon Borton and Dorothy Grizzle, both of Eudora; 18 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the cemetery before the services.The family suggests memorials to an organization of the donor’s choice, sent in care of Lawrence Funeral Chapel.