Obituaries
Sept. 02, 2003
The Daily Sentinel


Mr. Davie Lee Alders 
Fairview Cemetery

Funeral for Mr. Davie Lee Alders, 73, of Nacogdoches will be held at 
10 a.m. Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at Laird-McGill Funeral Home, 
with Dr. Johnny Dammon officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview 
Cemetery. 

Mr. Alders died Sunday, August 31, 2003, in Nacogdoches. 

Born April 30, 1930, in Fort Worth, he was the son of Gladys Vaughn 
and Bernice Oran Alders. He was employed by Hughes Aircraft Corp. as 
an aerospace engineer for over 32 years, retiring in 1992. He 
graduated from LSU and did his graduate work at UCLA. Mr. Alders was 
a member of Fredonia Hill Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge in El 
Segundo, Calif. He was in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during 
the Korean War. 

Survivors include wife Ruth Cummings Alders of Nacogdoches; 
daughters, Nancy Lee and Husband Tom Boxwell of Studio City, Calif., 
and Linda Louise and husband Vince Lowder of Tustin, Calif.. He is 
also survived by one granddaughter, Danielle Lowder of Tustin, 
Calif. 

Mr. Alders was preceded in death by his son, Alan Dale Alders, on 
October 8, 2001. 

Active pallbearers will be Mike Cummings, Daryl Cummings, Chris 
Cummings, Tom Boxwell, Bill McPherson and Travis Perry. Honorary 
pallbearers are members of the Men's Adult Sunday School Class at 
Fredonia Hill. 

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Texas 
Affiliate, P.O. Box 15186, Austin, Texas 78761-5186. 

Visitation will be Tuesday, September 2, 2003, from 5 until 7 p.m. 
Laird-McGill Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.