Madelene Finley Saunders Cox, 79, of Patriot, Ohio, passed away at Overbrook Rehab Center in Middleport, Ohio, on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. She had suffered from dementia for the past year and a half.

She was born May 26 , 1930 in Midway; a daughter to the late James and Olive Finley.

She battened the Gallia Cornerstone Church and lived in Patriot for 59 years and was a former employee of the Sylvania Plant in Point Pleasant and the Robbins and Myers Plant in Gallipolis, Ohio.

She is preceded in death by parents; husband, Bobby Saunders; sisters, Emogene Kelly; and brothers, James “Buck” Finley, Glenn Finley, Harold Finley, Robert “Bob” Finley, and Cory Finley.

She is survived by one daughter, Kathy Ann Saunders Shelton of Patriot, Ohio; brother, Paul Finley of Huntington; sister, Dortha Fellure of Apple Grove.

The family would like to thank the West Wing Staff at Overbrook, Holzer Hospice, and special caregivers, Harold Finley, Jr. and Cindi Kirkheartm, for all of their loving care.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 20 at Deal Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Finley, Jr. officiating. Burial be in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Patriot. Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be given to the Alzheimer Association located at 1111 Lee Street, E. Charleston, WV, 25301.

Please e-mail dealfuneral@suddenlinkmail.com to send condolences to the family.