Obituary
Irene Welch Sayre, 94, of Barboursville, passed
away Friday, December 5, 2008 in St. Mary’s
Medical
Center,
Huntington.
Funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at
Beard Mortuary, Huntington, with Dr. Allen Reasons and the Rev. Hubert
Harvey officiating. Burial will follow in
Woodmere
Memorial Park,
Huntington.
She was born April 27, 1914 in
Cabin Creek,
WV, a daughter of the late
Goodwin and Elsie Nichols Welch. She was also preceded
in death by her husband, Dana V. Sayre, Jr; one brother, Hansford Welch and
two sisters, Virginia Fleming and Dorothy Welch. Mrs.
Sayre worked at the former Anderson-Newcomb/Stone & Thomas Department Store
for many years. She is survived by one daughter and
son-in-law, Carolyn and Dr. John P. Sheils of Huntington; two grandchildren,
John Taylor Sheils and his wife, Rosalinda of Sarasota, FL and Julie
Rodriguez and her husband, Ramon of Miami Springs, FL; five great
grandchildren, Alexis Collins and her husband, Edwin of Vernon, AL, Jonathan
Dweck and his wife, Melissa of Miami Lakes, FL, Christopher Dweck, Jacob
Dweck and Joseph Rodriguez, all of Miami Springs, FL; and three great-great
grandchildren, Katie, Juliana and Emma, all of Vernon, AL.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the
mortuary.
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