Funeral service for Ruth Laree Taylor Sanders, 88, Fletcher, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church, Fletcher, with Chaplain Jim McCool officiating. Mrs. Sanders died Tuesday in Del City. Burial will be in the Fletcher Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Fletcher. Friends may view from 2-8 pm on Thursday and from 9 am to 8 pm on Friday. She was born March 15, 1922 in Fletcher, Oklahoma, to James T. and Hattie (Wood) Taylor. Ruth was a skilled seamstress and accomplished cook and loved poetry and spending time with her family, which is why her home was often the place for family gatherings. In her 27 years of service in Fletcher she worked at the tag agency and later at the post officer from where she retired. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Fletcher until her declining health limited her activities. She had resided in Del City for the past three years with her daughter, Glenda. She is survived by two daughters, Glenda L. French, Del City, and Fawnda R. Charlton, Arlington, Texas; five granddaughters and their spouses, Danya and Danny Pickard, Harrah, Oklahoma, Heidi and Jeff Everett, Yukon, Oklahoma, Kelly and Patrick Stephens, Shasta Lake, California, Shannon and Luis Gondola, Arlington, Texas, and Holley and Chris Mathiesen, Mansfield, Texas; 13 great grandchildren, Dathon, Jordan and Kaylan Pickard, Cole, Zane and Lillian Everett, Kristina and Ryan Stephens, Deaven, Joshua and Mia Gondola and Kevin and Tatum Mathiesen; nieces, Vicky and Kathy; two adopted daughters who adopted her, Ann Redwine and Sue Nash; close friends, Lois Schuman and Glen and Christine Sanders. Her parents, two sisters, Maurice Berryhill and Ethelyn Sheppard, and three brothers, Harold, Monzell and Levaughn Taylor, preceded her in death. The family would like to give a special thanks to Treba, Lisa, Shelley, C.J., Chrystal, Ann, Sue and Chaplain Jim for their love and support over the past two years. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House Charities Attn: Charitable Accounting One Kroc Drive Oak Brook, IL 60523 or to Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 749596 Los Angeles, CA 90074-9596.