Mary Etta Sanders, 78

WESTMINSTER, Md. - Mary Etta Sanders of Westminster died Saturday morning, Sept. 15, 2007, at the Carroll Hospice Dove House. She was 78.

Born Sept. 10, 1929, in West Henrietta, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late John C. and Inez Virginia (Perry) Durbin. She was the wife of the late Edward J. "Spike" Sanders, who died June 7, 2002.

Before retiring, Mrs. Sanders worked at Telemecanique.

She was a member of the National Field Archery Association, Maryland Archery Association, Mayberry Archers, Carroll County Senior Pool League and Zion United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Sanders was Maryland State Archery Champion several times over, right handed and left handed. She received numerous gold medals at the Maryland Senior Olympics in archery and billiards.

She enjoyed hunting, billiards, fishing, archery and traveling, and had been in all 50 states.

Mrs. Sanders is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon A. and Richard Seifert of Milton, Del., and Elizabeth M. and Jerry Darnell of Riverdale; a son, James A. Sanders of York, Pa.; a brother, Ralph Durbin of Conesus, N.Y.; a sister, Ruth Fanton of Honeoye, N.Y.; and her grandchildren, Krista and Eric Seifert, Angela and Charles Darnell, Margaret Lowe, Cathrine Andersen and Juliette Lowe.

She was predeceased by a daughter-in-law, Marge Sanders.

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Fletcher Funeral Home, 254 E. Main St., Westminster, with her pastor, the Rev. Richard Shamer, officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157; or Westminster Senior Activities Center, Pool League, 125 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157.