NameMildred Elizabeth “Betty” BABCOCK382
Birth13 Nov 1925, Edgerton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
Death5 Oct 1996, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin
Burial9 Oct 1996, Evergreen Cemetery, Albion, Dane Co., Wisconsin
ReligionSeventh-Day Baptist
FatherWillard Milton BABCOCK (1901-1993)
MotherWinifred Myra PALMITER (1901-1974)
Spouses
Birth21 Jun 1903, Gentry, Benton Co., Arkansas
Death4 Oct 1982, Edgerton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
Burial7 Oct 1982, Evergreen Cemetery, Albion, Dane Co., Wisconsin
FatherHerbert Aldrich SAUNDERS (1853-1937)
Marriage30 Mar 1946, Edgerton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
ChildrenKeith Michael (1952-1995)
Notes for Mildred Elizabeth “Betty” BABCOCK
"The Janesville Gazette", Janesville, Wisconsin, Monday, Oct. 7, 1996, p 2B.
Edgerton - Mrs. Mildred "Betty" Saunders, age 70, died Sat., Oct. 5, 1996 in Milwaukee. The daughter of Willard and Winifred (Palmiter) Babcock was born Nov. 13, 1925 in Edgerton. Her marriage with Herbert A. Saunders began on March 30, 1946 at Albion. She was a member of the Albion Seventh Day Baptist Church, and VFW Post #2708 Auxiliary. She was formerly employed with the Department of Revenue in Madison.
Loved survivors include 2 daughters, Wynifred Saunders of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, and Judy Saunders of Madison; 3 sons; Herbert of Greendale, Dale (Kathie) and David (Susan), both of Edgerton; 10 grandchildren; 2 sisters, Lois (Kenneth) Hess of Edgerton, and Janice Woerth of Beloit; a brother, Robert (Joyce) Babcock of Edgerton; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1982; her son Keith in 1995; and a daughter-in-law, Debbie Saunders in 1993.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wed., Oct. 9, 1996, at Albion Seventh Day Baptist Church, with Rev. George Calhoun officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation hours are from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Edgerton Funeral Home, 800 So. Main St., and from 10:00 a.m. until services on Wednesday at the church.
Notes for Herbert Aldrich (Spouse 1)
GRAD: High School, 1923 Welton, Clinton Co., Iowa
EMPL: Highway Trailer Corp, Edgerton, Rock Co., Wisconsin

Herbert Aldrich Saunders 1903-1982
Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 204, No 12, p 34, Dec. 1982.
Herbert A. Saunders, son of Herbert and Hattie (Babcock) Saunders was born June 21, 1903 in Gentry, Ark. and died on October 4, 1982.
After graduating from high school in Welton, Iowa in 1923, he moved to Milton, Wis. and attended Milton College for 1 year. He was a member of the Yates-American 100 piece saxophone band. He farmed for many years with his brother Charles and then married Betty Babcock on March 30, 1945. He worked at Highway Trailer Corp. in Edgerton, Wis. until he retired in 1971.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers; Ora, Ernest, Perry and William. Survivors include wife, Betty; two daughters, Wyn of Venice, Calif., and Judy of Madison, Wis.; four sons, Herbert of Sparta, Wis., Dale of Edgerton, Wis., Keith of Madison, Wis., and David of Edgerton, Wis.; six grandchildren and one brother, Charles of Edgerton, Wis.
Funeral services were conducted on October 7, 1982 by Pastor Robert Harris of the Albion Seventh Day Baptist Church. RH
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