James A. Saunders, age 77, passed away on July 11,2023, at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, Missouri. Mr. Saunders, son of Alfred and Opal (Terry) Saunders, was born on April 19, 1946, in Butterfield, Missouri.

Survivors include his mother, Opal Saunders, of Campbellsburg, Kentucky; one son, Landon Saunders, of Butterfield, Missouri; one daughter, Traci Restelle and her husband Martin, of Atlanta, Texas; one sister, Deborah Newman, of Campbellsburg, Kentucky; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet Gaylene Saunders; his father, Alfred Saunders; and one brother Ernest Saunders.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of White funeral Home and Crematory of Cassville, Missouri.