The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, August 2, 1996                TAG: 9608020419
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   17 lines

MARY L. SAUNDERS

Mary Louise Saunders, 87, died July 31, 1996.

A native of Norfolk, she was the widow of Purney Lee Saunders. She was a member of Christ and St. Lukes Church.

Survivors include two grandchildren, Ernest Lee Saunders of Chesapeake, James Michael Saunders of Suffolk; and a niece, Virginia Robinson of Norfolk.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Forest Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. Gordon B. Davis. The family will be at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, from 7 to 8 p.m. today to receive friends.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB