Carl Frasier SAUNDERS, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1935 - 2025  (90 years)

• Name	Carl Frasier SAUNDERS  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	22 Mar 1935	Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina CARL F. SAUNDERS JR. Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2025 11:37 am Carl F. Saunders Jr., 90, widower of Harriet Brunson Saunders, passed away Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born March 22, 1935, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Carl F. Saunders Sr. and Martha Gardner Saunders. He was a long-standing member and servant of Lewis Chapel Church and formerly sang in the Mission to Men Choir. He retired from Life of Georgia Insurance Company after many years of service. Survivors include two sons, Frasier Saunders III (Vickie) of Dalzell and Garrett B. Saunders (Barbara) of Maysville, Georgia; four grandsons, Carl F. Saunders IV, Hyatt H. Saunders Jr., Sean D. Saunders and Brett M. Saunders; one granddaughter, Mary “Mollie” S. Oswald; two great-granddaughters, Elizabeth “LeNoir” Oswald and Mary Thomas Oswald; a brother, Jimmy Saunders (Jane) of Sumter; three nephews, Ricky Saunders, Paul Saunders and Mark Saunders; and a niece, Missy Saunders. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Hyatt H. Saunders, and a brother, Freddie Saunders. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, at Lewis Chapel Church officiated by the Rev. Mel Thompson and the Rev. Jerry Watson. Burial will follow in Brunson Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Terry Prescott, Rick Johnson, Bobby Sandifer, Alden Lowder, Rowland Alston III and Mark McCown. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Dianne Prescott’s Sunday School Class. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside and other times at the home of Frasier and Vickie Saunders, 3455 Kel Sam Drive, Dalzell. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lewis Chapel Church, 1510 Plowden Mill Rd., Sumter, SC 29153. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [2, 4, 5]
  _UID	255637DBC0F342908A4AAC3CA4FEF64CB2DC
  Death	24 Nov 2025	Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	28 Nov 2025	Brunson Cemetery   [2]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I103455	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Carl Frasier SAUNDERS, Sr.   d. Bef 19 Jul 2012
  Mother	Martha GARDNER   d. Bef 19 Jul 2012
  _UID	AAB3EA56835341FD949D443C5D779EB589E4
  _UID	AAB3EA56835341FD949D443C5D779EB589E4
  Family ID	F188573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriett BRUNSON,   b. 24 Dec 1936, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 23 Aug 2020, at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1955  [1]
  _UID	F4BEEF961D8240EEB0D2CC2073DCDC670407
  _UID	F4BEEF961D8240EEB0D2CC2073DCDC670407
  Children	1. Carl Frasier “Frasier” SAUNDERS, III   2. Hyatt Hendrix SAUNDERS, Sr.,   b. 1 Jul 1958, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 19 Jul 2012, at his home (Age 54 years)   3. Garrett Blair SAUNDERS
  Family ID	F71609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S28082] Harriett Brunson Saunders. [S33014] Carl F. Saunders Jr. [S85] page 24. [S18297] Hyatt H. Saunders. [S21717] Saunders-Oswald. [S22670] Saunders-Osward.