Evelyn Marie Sayre Wilson
November 22, 1926 - July 31, 2015
Evelyn Marie Sayre Wilson, age 88, of the Selbyville Community, died Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Serenity Care Home in Buckhannon. She was born on November 22, 1926, at Czar, a daughter of the late John Rueben and Loma Ellen Long Gillispie. She was united in marriage in August 1986, to Arthur Wilson, who survives. Also surviving is one daughter Linda and husband Gerald Snyder of Buckhannon; one son Eugene Sayre and wife Kimberly of Newport News, VA; three step daughters: Debra and husband Paul Johnston of Holly Grove, Kimerly and husband Ernie Cogar of French Creek, and Kelly and husband Robbie Hoover of Buckhannon; two grandsons: Jamie Snyder and Adam Sayre; three great grandchildren: Ryan, Sarah, and Kiley Snyder; seven step granddaughters; and one step grandson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband Asa Sayre, one daughter Ellen Marie Sayre, one brother Ralph Gillispie, and one stepson Joel Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Pine Grove United Methodist Church, the Beech Mountain Sportsmen’s Club, the Selbyville Volunteer Fire Department, and a 50 year member of the Aletha Chapter #82 Order of the Eastern Star. She was the former Postmistress of Selbyville, and owned and operated Sayre’s Store for many years, first in Alexander, and later in Selbyville. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, from 4-8:00 PM, at the Heavner and Cutright Funeral Chapel. The body will lie-in-state at the Pleasant Dale Community Church on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, from 10-11:00 AM, the funeral hour, with Pastor Mike Quinn and Michael Shaw officiating. Interment will follow in the Bethlehem Cemetery.
Evelyn Marie Sayre Wilson, age 88, of the Selbyville Community, died Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Serenity Care Home in Buckhannon. She was born on November 22, 1926, at Czar, a daughter of the late John Rueben and Loma Ellen Long Gillispie.... View Obituary & Service Information