10. Viola Ritchie was born on Nov 28 1858 in Washington County, Ohio.(24) She died on Oct 4 1943 in Marietta, Ohio. (9) Her obituary appeared in the October 4, 1943 edition of the Marietta Times. "Mrs. Viola Sayres Taken by Death - Mrs. Viola Sayres, 84, widow of Asher Sayres, died Monday at 5:50 a.m. at the Burgy rest home, 201 Gilman Ave., following a stroke suffered on Sept. 30 and from which she never rallied. - Mrs. Sayres was born Nov. 28, 1858, in Washington Co. and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Stewart Ritchie. She was married to Asher Sayres in 1877. He died 25 years ago and since then his widow made her home in Marietta. She was a member of the Wayne Street Congregational Church. - Four sons and two daughters survive. They are Oscar Sayres of Rayland, Jesse Sayres of Lock 18, Otis Sayres of Marietta. Chester Sayres of Texas, Mrs. C. A. Callihan of Marietta, and Mrs, Elmer Berry of Mansfield. There are 35 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. - The body is at Doudna & McClure's." She was buried on Oct 7 1943 in Gravel Bank (Riverview) Cemetery near Constitution, Ohio.(24)
She was married to Asher Sayres
(son of John Sayres and Jane -?-) on Jul
13 1886 in Washington County, Ohio. Asher Sayres
(38) was born in Jan 1847 in Ohio.
(34) He died about 1922.(49)
Viola Ritchie and Asher Sayres had the following children:
50 i.
Oscar Edward Sayres(34) was born on
Sep 26 1878 in Dunham Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. He died. Date of death unknown.
+51 ii.
Minnie M. Sayres.
+52 iii.
Mertie Sayres.
53 iv.
Jesse E. Sayres(34) was born in Mar
1890 in Ohio.(34) He died in 1957.
(13) He was buried in Gravel Bank (Riverview)
Cemetery near Constitution, Ohio.
+54 v.
Otis B. Sayres.
55 vi.
Chester L. Sayres(34) was born in
Aug 1898 in Ohio.(34) He died. Date
of death unknown.
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