West Virginia Pioneers

Letitia Gayle Sayre

Female 1951 - 2005  (54 years)


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  • Name Letitia Gayle Sayre 
    Nickname Tuts 
    Born 30 Apr 1951  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 Dec 2005  [1] 
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Letitia Parsons

      Letitia "Tuts" Parsons, 54, of Ravenswood, Jackson County, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 11, 2005, after a long battle with leukemia.
      She was born April 30, 1951, to Virginia Casto Sayre of Evans, W.Va., and the late Stewart E. Sayre. She was a graduate of Ripley High School class of 1969 and a graduate of West Virginia State University. She was retired from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. She was a charter member of the Independent Fellowship Church of Ravenswood, where she sang with a church group, enjoyed singing in the choir and taught a Sunday School class for several years.

      In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband of 35 years, M. Woodrow Parsons; two sons, Christopher A. Parsons of Chapmanville, W.Va., and Matthew R. Parsons of Huntington, W.Va.; three grandchildren, Bradley, Jakob and Brooklynn Parsons; three brothers, Stewart R. (Judy) Sayre, David (Carolyn) Sayre and Steve (Liz) Sayre; and three sisters, Judy (Charles) Bunner, Jeanette (Ray) McVay and Jane (Dale) Carney.

      Her father, Stewart E. Sayre, preceded her in death.

      Services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. Allen Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Ravenswood Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home.

      Social Security Death Index
      Name: Letitia G. Parsons
      Last Residence: 26164 Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
      Born: 30 Apr 1951
      Last Benefit: 26164 Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
      Died: 11 Dec 2005
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1965)
    Person ID I98846  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2012 

    Father Stewart Eugene Sayre,   b. 22 Jun 1920, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 2001  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Virginia May Casto,   b. 2 Jun 1920, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 2012, Huntington, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1938  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 10/28/1938
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Stewart E Sayre, 19, Jackson Co, Evans, Elmer Sayre (father)
      Virginia Mae Casto, 18, Jackson co, Evans, Mrs Minnie Casto (mother)
    Family ID F708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minor Woodrow Parsons 
    Family ID F25325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S399] SSDI.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.