Sayre, Virginia Mae Casto
Passed: 2012-12-03
Age: 92
Source: Charleston Daily Mail
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 2012-12-06
Information: Virginia Mae Casto Sayre, 92, of Evans, passed away December 3, 2012, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. She was born June 2, 1920, in Ripley, a daughter of the late James Thomas and Minnie Samantha Reynolds Casto. Her husband, Stewart E. Sayre, daughter, Letitia Gayle ""Tuts"" Parsons; brothers, James O. Casto, Archie A. Casto and George Casto; and sisters, Permelia Cox and Freda Pringle, also preceded her in death. She was a homemaker, a farmer, enjoyed making quilts and was an excellent cook. She was a member of Mount Moriah Church, were she was the pianist for more than 50 years. She was also the caretaker for Mount Moriah Cemetery. She was the author of the weekly column for the Jackson Herald, Lower Parchment Valley News. Survivors include her children, Stewart Reynolds (Judy) Sayre, Judith Ann (Charles) Bunner and Jeanette (Ray) McVay, all of Ripley, David (Carolyn) Sayre of St. Paris, Ohio, Clara Jane (Dale) Carney of Kenna and Stephen T. (Liz) Sayre of Evans; sisters, Geraldine Parsons of Evans and Marie Mose of East Liverpool, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 7, at Casto Funeral Chapel, Evans, with the Rev. Stephen L. Sayre officiating. Burial will following Otterbein Cemetery, Evans. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.