Sanders, Mary Lois

A native Texan, Mary Lois Sanders is the daughter of a Baptist preacher and a Baptist preacher's daughter-Dr. Ray and Jester B. Summers, both of whom were published authors in their special fields of expertise. They both loved music as well. Perhaps her love of both writing and music are in her genes, who knows? But she grew up loving to write, and also found she had a talent for singing. To this end, Mary Lois worked on her high school newspaper, wrote stories she never showed to anyone, and took voice and piano lessons. The voice lessons took, the piano just barely passed. As she tells it, h...