Sara Elizabeth Alexander

Sara Elizabeth Alexander, age 88, of Summerville, died Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at a local care facility.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Frank Humber of the Summerville Baptist Church officiating. Committal and interment will follow at the Summerville Cemetery.

Mrs. Alexander was born on 12/13/14 in Saint Joseph, Missouri to Mason E. and Lennet E. (Morland) Power. On February 17, 1937 she married George E. Alexander in Burbank, California.

She worked as a school bus driver for the handicap children in Burbank for 24 years. She loved those children and her job. She was a life member of The Women of the Moose, Burbank, California chapter, which she was very active in for many years. She was also a life member of the PTA. Mrs. Alexander enjoyed being with children of any age. She was a member of the Summerville Baptist Church.

Survivors include her daughter, Bobby Jean Cornford of Summerville; sons, George E. Alexander of Burbank, California, Mason E. Alexander, Burbank, California and Gerald Alexander of West Point, New York; brothers, Eugene R. Power of Summerville and Thomas M. Power of Fallon, Nevada; thirteen grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Her husband, mother, father, two sisters, three brothers and two grandsons preceded her in death.

Any donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association in care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande, Oregon 97850.