[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 191 (Monday, November 9, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1008-E1009]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE LIFE OF FRANCES STAGG NICHOLSON SANDERS

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                          HON. GEORGE HOLDING

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 9, 2020

  Mr. HOLDING. Madam Speaker, I rise today to take pause and reflect on 
the life of Frances Stagg Nicholson Sanders.
  Madam Speaker, Frances Stagg was born on December 10, 1929, to 
Sterling Johnston Nicholson and Mary Washington Stagg. She was the 
youngest of five siblings and grew up in Durham, North Carolina. 
Shortly after attending Duke University, Mrs. Stagg married her 
childhood sweetheart, Bill Sanders.
  Frances Stagg was a beloved pillar of her community. She joined the 
Raleigh Junior League in 1955, was a member of the first Docent class 
of the North Carolina Museum of Art, President of Rex Hospital Guild 
Board and served as the Chair of the Wake Committee of the North 
Carolina Society of Colonial Dames, an organization devoted to historic 
preservation and patriotic services. She was also chair of the Girls 
Committee and honorary chair for the North Carolina Terpsichorean Club 
Debutante Ball. Stagg's greatest joy was spending time with family and 
friends at her home in Morehead City. Always with a smile, Stagg had a 
full and vibrant life filled with love and laughter. She enjoyed the 
salt air and sunshine, and loved boating on the Harem with Bill and 
their girls. She always loved having her dogs nearby as well as her 
many wonderful friends.
  Sadly, Frances Stagg Nicholson Sanders passed away peacefully in her 
sleep on August 13, 2019. She was 89 years old. She will be greatly 
missed by her friends, family, and her entire community.

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