SAUDER, Alma Louise

The Payson Roundup, Payson, Arizona, Friday, March 06, 2015 Alma Louise Sauder November 15, 1930 - February 28, 2015 Alma Louise Sauder — Mother, Grandma, Friend — was born Nov. 15, 1930 to Fannie and Frank Pixler, in Paducah, Ky. She died Feb. 28, 2015, in Phoenix, Ariz. As a little girl, Alma developed a fondness for music and sang in her church choir. Colorado, California and Arizona were her homes as an adult, but she loved to take her family on road trips out of the city and into the mountains. Lake Louise in Canada was her favorite. Alma had a kind heart, especially for the underdog. She cared about people and let you know she was thinking about you with a chatty phone call. Alma was the photographer in the family and enjoyed posing everyone at holiday gatherings. She delighted in operas, was a stickler for getting her hair done every Wednesday at the Backstreet Salon, was an armchair flower gardener and liked going to the stores around Payson — mostly just to visit with folks. Alma Louise Sauder was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Jim Pixler. She is survived by daughter, Kristy Sauder Dillon (Wayne Dillon); grandchildren, George Redwine and CeCe Dillon; nephews, David Pixler and Brian Pixler; and niece, Andria Brody. The family will hold private services in April.