

  <p>Sayre, Walter Malton, Jr.</p>
  <p>Passed: 1993-07-05</p>
  <p>Age: 45</p>


  <p>Source: Jackson Herald</p>

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  <p>Obituary Date: 1993-07-07</p>
  <p>Information: Walter Malton Sayre, Jr., 45, of Millwood, died July 5, at Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  He was born in Cleveland, a son of Walter Sayre of Cross Lanes and the late Ella Elrick Sayre.  He was a U. S. Army veteran, and a construction superintendent employed by Champaign & Webber Construction Company.  He was a member of the Charleston Labor Union, and the VFW.  He was a Protestant by faith.  Surviving in addition to his father are three daughters, Stephanie Sayre of Cambridge, OH. Michelle Sayre and Julie Sayre, both of St. Albans; stepmother, Mildred Sayre of Cross Lanes; one stepsister, Carol Parker of Cross Lanes; and two grandchildren.         FREAK WRECK CLAIMS MAN - Walter M. Sayre Jr. of Millwood died Monday at Charleston Area Medical Center as the result of injuries he sustained in an accident on Rt. 56 about 3 a.m. Sunday, July 4.  According to Deputy Len Jones who investigated the accident, Sayre was traveling east on Rt. 56 when he swerved left and crossed the center line.  He skidded 135 feet, went off the road and skidded another 105 feet sideways before hitting a power pole and the brick, unoccupied former IGA building.  The 1969 Camare Sayre was driving was a total loss, with damage to the building listed at $200 by Deputy Jones.  Sayre was taken first to Jackson General Hospital and then Healthnetted to CAMC-General.  Police said as far as they knew, there were no witnesses, and no other vehicle, as far as they could tell, involved in the fatal accident.         Sayre, 45, was a construction superintendent for Champaign and Weber Construction Co., Inc.  He was a member of the Laborers union in Charleston. A protestant, he was an army veteran and member of VFW.  He was born Oct. 2, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio, son of Walter M. Sayre of Cross Lanes and the late Ella Elrick Sayre.  In addition to his father, he is survived by daughters, Stephanie Sayre of Cambridge, Ohio, Michelle Sayre and Julie Sayre, both of St. Albans; stepmother, Mildred Sayre, Cross Lanes; stepbrother, Eddy Gallups, Cross Lanes; stepsister, Carole Parker, Cross Lanes; two grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held Thursday 11 a.m. at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with the Rev. Gerald Sayre officiating.  Burial will be at Otterbein Cemetery.  Friends will be received at the funeral home Thursday morning beginning at 9 a.m.</p>


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