FLORENCE — Mrs. Bessie Allen Sanderson, 83, widow of Paul Sanderson and formerly of Mullins, died Friday, December 5, 2008 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. She was born February 12, 1925 in Apalachicola, Florida, a daughter of the late John C. and Iris Peddie Allen. Mrs. Sanderson, along with her husband Paul, owned and operated the Mullins Bakery for many years. She was a lifelong member of Mullins First Baptist Church until moving to Florence, where she attended Church at Sandhurst. Mrs. Sanderson was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Surviving Mrs. Sanderson are: her Children: Ron Sanderson and his wife Joyce of Florence, Don Sanderson and his wife Judi of Nichols, Gail S. Grice of Florence, Paula L. Sanderson of Florence and Steven A. Sanderson of North Myrtle Beach; her Grandchildren: Paul Sanderson and his wife Melissa, Craig Sanderson, Laura Grice, Amy Stokes and her husband Will, Jason Grice, Allen Sanderson, Austin Sanderson, Matthew Sanderson, Aaron Sanderson and Grace Sanderson; 2 Great Grandchildren: Bradley Clark and Sydney Sanderson; and 2 Sisters:Julia Allen of Apalachicola, Fl. and Connie Hicks of Winter Springs, Fl. Mrs. Sanderson was predeceased by a brother, John Willard Allen and a sister, Olis A. Page. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 10 at the Chapel of Cox-Collins Funeral Home of Mullins. Burial will follow in Red Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 P.M. at Cox-Collins Funeral Home of Mullins and at other times at Mrs. Sandersons home at 3021 Strada Gianna, Florence. Memorials may be made to the _American Cancer Society_ (http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=0000010bb18aea7200000000/acc_random=4246469742/pageid= 335330204/ccid=267/aamgnrc1=American%20Cancer%20Society/site=LEGACY/aamsz=CLIO /area=FLORENCENEWS.13/zone=LIFESTORY/prod=1/relocate=https://www.cancer.org/do croot/DON/DON_1_Donate_Online_Now_Auto_Custom.asp?don_promo=Legacy&dn=mem&fn=B essie&ln=Sanderson) , 950 48th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577 or to the charity of ones choice. **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)