Marie received her Ph.D in English Literature from the University of Oklahoma. Marie was a professor of English at University of Central Oklahoma. She was a Deacon of First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City and she had a passion for writing, reading and teaching. She authored three books.
She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Willis (Bill) Saunders, and her three siblings, Thurston, Dempsey, and Velma.
Cherishing her memory are her children Mary Bruce, Alice Lynn Elgin, and Mark Saunders, her grandchildren Kevin Saunders, Kathryn Saunders-Allen, Alex Evancho, Alaina Elgin, Olivia Elgin, Ben Bruce, and Curry Elgin and numerous extended family.
Celebration of Life will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Foust and Son Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Irving, TX
The celebration of life will be live streamed on the Facebook Page of Foust and Son Funeral Home.