 1917 - 2011 (93 years)
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| Name |
Ada Ruth Sayre |
| Born |
3 Aug 1917 |
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
13 Jun 2011 |
Charleston General Hospital, Charleston, West Virginia, USA |
- Ada Ruth Sayre was born on August 3, 1917, on a family farm originally owned by her great-grandfather, Ephraim Sayre, and located on Cow Run in Jackson County, near Cottageville. Her parents were the late Thomas Edison and Minerva Florence Sayre. Ada Ruth was the oldest of four children, her three brothers being (from oldest to youngest) Robert Quentin Sayre Sr., of Ripley, Ralph Edison Sayre of St. Albans, and the late Don Clifford Sayre of Nitro. Since Ada Ruth was the only daughter, she quickly learned the female responsibilities of farm life. As a farm girl, active in 4-H Clubs, she raised sheep for a 4-H project. She was about 11 years old when she won first prize for her sheep at the Kanawha County Fair in Dunbar. On that day she wore black bloomers with a white middy blouse.
Ada Ruth attended Antioch Grade School, a one-room schoolhouse located on their farm, and, in 1936, graduated from Union District High School in Cottageville, where she was salutatorian of her graduating class. While in high school, she met Franklin Lewis Sayre, who was a member of the school basketball team. They were married on August 7, 1938, and celebrated their 72nd anniversary this past August.
Being a descendant of Thomas Sayre, an immigrant from Bedfordshire, England, who was one of eight families that founded the Southampton, Long Island, community, Ada Ruth was interested in researching genealogical information, tracing her lineage back to the 1300s. She was a member of the Jackson County, West Virginia, Historical Society, and much of the information she gathered was published in a five-volume set, “Sayre Family-Another 100 Years,” edited by Ralph Hall Sayre. In addition, she held family reunions during the late '50s and the '60s.
Ada Ruth was an avid flower gardener. She had the proverbial “green thumb.” Beautiful flowers bordered her lawn and hanging flowers helped “window” the carport. Folks would drive by to take in the beauty and some would stop with how-to questions on flower gardening.
Ada Ruth was a resident of Dunbar for 62 years and an active member of the Dunbar First Church United Methodist for more than 60 years. In 2001, she and Frank moved to Edgewood Summit in Charleston, where she was a resident for these past 10 years.
Although a mother at heart, Ada Ruth was not privileged to bear children. However, over the years, she was like a mother to Lou Ann Barnette Platt, Donna Sayre Neumann, and others.
Ada Ruth lived a full and happy life, serving those around her. Her life brought beauty to the hearts of those she touched.
She departed this life on June 13, 2011, at the age of 93, and is survived by her husband, Franklin Lewis Sayre of Charleston; and her brothers, Robert Quentin Sayre Sr. of Ripley and Ralph Edison Sayre of St. Albans.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, June 16, at Dunbar First Church United Methodist with the Rev. Okey Harless officiating. Burial will follow in Blaine Memorial Cemetery in Jackson County near Cottageville.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Keller Funeral Home in Dunbar. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar and Casto Funeral Home, Evans, are in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Dunbar First Church United Methodist Endowment Fund.
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| Buried |
16 Jun 2011 |
Blaine Memorial Cemetery, Cottageville, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA |
| Notes |
- [HartleyRay.FTW]
No children.
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| Person ID |
I2801 |
WV Route 87 Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
26 Jun 2013 |
| Father |
Thomas Edison Sayre, 1891, b. 11 Dec 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 29 Jan 1995, Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 103 years) |
| Mother |
Florence Minerva Sayre, b. 18 Sep 1896, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 10 Feb 1986, Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 89 years) |
| Married |
Bef 1917 |
| Family ID |
F3226 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Franklin Lewis Sayre, b. 31 Jul 1913, West Virginia, USA , d. 24 Jun 1924, SweetBriar Assisted Living, Dunbar Kanawha Conty, West Virginia, USA (Age 10 years) |
| Photos |
 | Franklin L. and Ada Ruth Sayre Sayre
Franklin L Sayre and his bride of Seventy Years Ada Ruth. Touching to see this when sometimes marriages don't last seventy minutes. |
| Last Modified |
27 Dec 2008 |
| Family ID |
F3230 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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