Thora Dawn Sanders was 21 when she died on April 6, 2009, and was pronounced dead at Scotland Memorial Hospital in North Carolina. She lived in Laurinburg and was survived by her husband, Eurekus R. Pate, and her son, Samier Pate; she was preceded in death by another son, Savion Pate. Her parents were Cynthia A. Austin and Henry Sanders; siblings named include Anessah Sanders, Jaleel Sanders, Jaquan Austin and Laquan Sanders, all of Laurinburg.

Her obituary ran in the Fayetteville Observer on April 12, 2009, and funeral services were held at Purcell Funeral Home with burial in Hillside Cemetery.

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