Donna Lee Saunders Obituary

We are sad to announce that on March 29, 2023, at the age of 72, Donna Lee Saunders (Townsend, Delaware), born in Wilmington, Delaware passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Donna Lee Saunders to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Frederick Donald Pennewell, Sr. and Vera Dixon Pennewell; her husband Ernest Saunders, Sr. (Hardrock); her siblings, Celestine Oliver (Celeste), Frederick Pennewell, Jr. (Dinky) and David Anthony Pennewell, Sr.; her uncles, William Dixon and Jimmy Brown; her nephew David Anthony Pennewell, Jr. (Dawud); her nieces, Tia Oliver and Patricia Jackson (Patty); and her friend Penola Fields (Nolie).

She is survived by: her children, Dena LaTrice Saunders and Ernest Saunders, Jr. (Little Rock); her grandchildren, Shawn Saunders, Brian Benson, Jr. (BJ), Ernest Saunders III (Little Rock), Asia Benson Jefferson and Sheldon Wilkerson; her great grandchildren, Logan Saunders, Ayla Saunders and A'mias Saunders; her siblings, Vera Brown (Danni) and Gerald Pennewell (Jerry); her brothers-in-love Marc Brown, William Saunders, and James Williams; her sisters-in-love Jeannie Pennewell, May Saunders, LaTwane Saunders, Lorraine Saunders, and Martha Jones; her uncle Harold Dixon (Uncle Junie); her aunts, Nola Dixon and Barbara Young; her godchildren, Erna Williams, Paul Williams, Kesha Snead, Michael Pennewell, Tomeka Robinson, James Saunders, Jr. and Stephanie Yellowdy; her nephew Andre Saunders; her nieces, Patricia Morgan Fox and Omelia Saunders; her bonus children Angela Holmes, SharRon Wilkerson, Sally Thomas, Randell Washington, Jr., Lloyd Badson, and Leslie Washington; her close friends, Shirley Cale, Ethella Clark (Thellie), Diane Rollins and LaTwane Saunders; and her friend Darlene Brown. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, and adopted children.