Gwendolyn V. Coburn's Obituary
Gwendolyn V. Coburn-Saunders, age 65, of Millsboro, DE, passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Plainfield, NJ, on Sunday, November 10, 1946, daughter of the late James Rudolph Foster, Sr. and Hilda E. (Green) Foster.
Mrs. Coburn-Saunders has been a resident of DE since May 2009, previously living in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Before retiring to DE, she worked for Giant Foods in PA in the floral department and later moved into their human resources department, working there for the next 10 years. She loved traveling and photography. She will be sorely missed by her husband, daughter, grandchildren, brother and all that knew her.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Saunders, whom she married on January 27, 2009, one daughter, Veronica B. Coburn of Conyers, GA, two grandchildren, Jacquelyn I. Gallmon and Robert A. Gallmon, both of Conyers, GA, one brother, James R. Foster, Jr. of Plainfield, NJ, one nephew, Quincy S. Foster and a host of cousins and their families.
A Funeral Service will be held at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins- Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes on Friday, December 30, 2011 at 11:00 AM , where friends may call beginning at 10:00 AM. ( PLEASE USE 1449 KINGS HIGHWAY, LEWES FOR GPS).
Burial will immediately follow the Funeral Service at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro, DE.
The Family Suggests Memorial Contributions may be made to:
American Heart Association, 200 Continental Drive, Suite 101, Newark, DE 19713 or American Lung Association, 1021 Gilpin Avenue, Suite 202, Wilmington, DE 19806-328.
Please sign Mrs. Coburn-Saunders Life Memorial online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com
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