Sayre, John Henry

Passed: 1986-08-05

Age: 83

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Death Notice: 1986-08-05

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Information: John Henry Sayre, 83, of Evans, died Tuesday in Pleasant Valley Nursing Care Unit, Point Pleasant, WV, following a short illness.  He was born in Mason county, a son of the late Ezekiel and Susan Barr Sayre.  He was a former employee of the TNT Plant in Point Pleasant during World War II.  He was employed by the West Virginia Dept. of Highways and was a construction worker.  He is survived by two daughters, Nellie Casto of New Haven and Betty Hunt of Fostoria, Ohio; one sister, Nellie Atkins of Letart; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.  Services were held at the Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans, with the Rev. John Icenhower officiating.  Burial was in Longview Cemetery, near Evans.