Nancy was called home to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, May 11, 2009.
Nancy was born on March 28, 1941 on a farm in Savannah, Missouri to Joseph and Bernadine Saunders. She lived the early years of her life in and around the St. Joseph, but then due to her father’s work began moving around. She lived in Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Louisiana and Florida before setting in the Sabine Pass/Port Arthur area. Nancy and her late husband, Tom A. Farmer, owned and operated T & N Laboratories, Inc. for 20 years located at the Jefferson County Airport. Nancy was a devoted Catholic and was a member of St. Therese, the Little Flower of Jesus, Catholic Community. She also served as a Eucharistic Minister, was on the Parish Council and a member of St. Rita Alter Society.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at St. Therese, the Little Flower Catholic Church in Port Acres with Father Rejimon E. George C.M.I. Celebrant under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland. Rite of Committal will follow in Memory Cemetery in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 with a rosary being recited at 6:00 PM at the mortuary.
Nancy was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents, her husband Tom A. Farmer, brother Ordway L. Saunders, and step-son Patrick K. Farmer. Nancy is survived by her three children; Stephanie Baque Helms of Eagle, ID, Martin L. Baque of Fannett, TX; and Thomas K. Farmer; her step-children, Betty Kuykendall of Purdon, TX, Randy Farmer and Jeff Farmer of Corsicana, TX. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jillane, Melinda, Tanner and Blake Helms of Eagle, ID, Dorine, Breanna, Monica and Ellaina Baque of Fannett, TX, William “Pete” Farmer of Powell, TX, Laucas Farmer of Corsicana, TX, Jason Kuykendall and Justin Kuykendall of Purdon, TX. Nancy is survived by her brother, Ordell “Bob” Saunders, three sisters, Georgianna Iglesias of Delton, FL., Mary Claassen of Emerson, NE, and Bernadine McGrath of Livingston, TX. Her memory will also be cherished by her dearest friend of over 45 years, Charlotte Kile Rogers of Beaumont.
