West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association:Evergreen (Letart) Cemetery, Mason Co.

Cemetery Reading

Cemetery Name:	Evergreen (Letart)
County:	Mason
USGS Quad:	New Haven Map
Coordinates:	38.8903ºN -81.9366ºW
Maintained by:	unknown
Land owner	unknown
Date last visited	May 2012
Condition of cemetery**:	Excellent
Accessibility:	Easy Access. From Letart, go east on 62 to Co Route 62/16. Turn SW onto 62/16 and the cemetery is approximately 0.2 mi from the intersection of 62 and 62/16.
Condition of cemetery as observed on the given date - may not be representative of care at other times of the year Scale: Excellent - Good - Fair - Poor - Abandoned**

Click below to visit pages for surnames beginning with letters

A-B C-F G-H I-N O-R S-T U-Z

Last Name: First Name:
Born:

Died:

Inscription:

Photo:

Source:

Sayre Adda M 1876 1953 "Her Sister"

Sayre Mary B (Barnett) 1880

Sayre Bert E 24 March 1874 28 April 1953 [Masonic symbol]
[Son of Daniel Sayre and Augusta Pilchard]

Sayre Anna Myrtle 1876 1966

Sayre Calvin Clayton 22 April 1855 20 January 1944 "REST IN PEACE"
[Son of Charles W Sayre and Adaliza Thomas]

Sayre Nancy M (Rine) 1855 1920 "His Wife"
[married 24 December 1873]

Sayre Charles W 1872 5 October 1872 "Son of D and A J Sayre"

Sayre Charles Wesley 1818 1889 [shared stone]

Sayre Adliza 1819 1897

Sayre Clare James 2 December 1928 6 December 2000 "SP3 US ARMY"
"KOREA"
[Son of Ernest R Sayre and Gladys Hudson]

Sayre Bonnie Virgus (Jacks) 1927 1991 [Divorced name Mahan]
[Daughter of Verlin Jacks and Bertha Harris]

Sayre Clarence E 1881 1973 [Son of Wm E Sayre]
[shared stone]

Sayre Margaret V 1888 1974

Sayre Dallas Edward (Ed) 1904 1984 "Parents of Geraldine, Arlene, Delton, Thomas"
[Married 27 Apr 1929]

Sayre Mary Opal (Thompson) 1911 2002

Sayre Daniel 1845 1918 "Co K, 187, O V I"
[Masonic symbol]
[Son of C W and Adliza Sayre]

Sayre Augusta Jane 1846 1921 [Married 1 October 1868]
"His Wife"
[Daughter of L T Prichard and A E Prichard]

Sayre Edward Delton 30 January 1934 2 November 1991 [Masonic Symbol]
[Son of Dallas Edward and Mary Opal Sayre]

Sayre Grace Cathryn 24 July 1934 27 December 1985 [Eastern Star Symbol]
[Daughter of Vernon William Harrah and Jocie Bray

Sayre Ernest 19 May 1857 "Son of D. F. and H. Sayre"

Sayre Ester 1909 1913 "Dau of Bert E and Myrtle Sayre"

Sayre Harry L 5 June 1899 26 January 1956 [Son of Bert E Sayre and Anna M Thomas]

Sayre Florrie G 2 February 1912

Sayre Isaac "Father"

Sayre Emma "Mother"

Sayre Clarence "Son"

Sayre Joshua F 16 February 1816 24 December 1888 "Farewell my wife and children all
From you a father Christ doth call
Weep not for me It is vain
to call me to your sight again."

Sayre Anna M 26 December 1831 22 February 1912 [Daughter of Samuel and Susannah Jones]

Sayre John P 13 January 1908 24 August 1973 [Married 25 August 1936]

Sayre Margaret (McMillin) 23 August 1911 12 May 1985

Sayre Josiah Orville 4 April 1846 30 April 1924 "Co C 15 O N G"
"REST IN PEACE"
[Son of Nelson Sayre and Anna Mary Hayman]

Sayre Emily Bliss (Jones) 1850 1929 [Married 1 Feb 1871]
"His Wife"
[Daughter of David and Martha Jone]

Sayre Kenneth Raymond 2 October 1926 7 April 1948 [Son of E R Sayre and Virginia Hudson]
[unmarried]

Sayre Lillie B 1861 1899 "AT REST"

Sayre Margaret 1818 8 December 1843 "Wife of Joshua Sayre"
"Aged 25 yrs"

Sayre Martha Jane (Buffington) 1864 1895 "Wife of D W Sayre"
[married 10 Apr 1883 to Daniel Webster Sayre]

Sayre Rupert 1912 1981 [Son of Bert E and Myrtle Sayre]

Sayre Gladys Virginia Hudson 25 May 1904 3 November 1994 [Father surname Hudson, mother's surname Hoffman]

Sayre Waldo 24 November 1869 7 August 1887 "Son of Daniel and A J Sayre"

Sayre William [Date of death unreadable]

Sayre William 1841 25 November 1849 "Son of C W and A Sayre"

Shields Alon C 21 April 1892 21 February 1971 "Father"

Shields Betty J 25 February 1892 13 August 1982 "Mother"

Shields Donald Carroll 2 May 1932 20 July 2010 "PFC US ARMY"
"KOREA"

Shirley Arabell J 31 August 1871 12 April 1873 "Daughter of A J and S M Shirley"
"Aged 1 Y 7 M 12 D"
[See Susan Mary Shirley below]

Shirley Benjamin F 1839 1917 "Co A 2 W VA INF"

Shirley Perlina 1844 "WIFE"

Shirley Alfred 1865 "SON"

Shirley Benjamin Jr 1880 "SON"

Shirley Edna Blanch 20 February 1873 6 May 1873 "Dau of A J and S M Shirley"
"Aged 2 m 16 d"

Shirley Grace [Daughter of Joseph L Shirley and Orilla Sayre]

Shirley Jessie Lee 3 October 1861 30 September 1930 [Daughter of Joseph L Shirley and Orilla Sayre]

Shirley Walter July 1866 8 January 1936 [Son of Joseph L Shirley and Orilla Sayre]

Shirley Clayton 11 February 1871 20 June 1921 [Son of Joseph L Shirley and Orilla Sayre]

Shirley Leodicia 14 September 1808 18 March 1866 "Wife of Ephraim Shirley"
"Aged 57 years 6 m's 3 d's"
[Epharim and Leodicia were parents of Joseph L (above)}

Shirley Orilla January 1837 8 October 1884 "Wife of J L Shirley"
[Daughter of Wm and Grace Sayre]

Shirley Oscar R 30 October 1859 13 October 1892 "A loved one from my home is gone
A voice I loved is stilled
A place is vacant in my heart
That never can be filled."

Shirley Susan Mary 15 February 1843 10 May 1874 "Wife of A J Shirley"
"Aged 31Y 2M 25D"
[Daughter of Samuel and A Windon"

Smith Dallas Victor Dr 28 January 1876 9 January 1962 [Masonic Symbol]
[Son of George Smith and Hellen A Pfeiffer]
[shared stone]

Smith Josephine 1882 1963

Smith George S 17 January 1880 9 August 1967 [Son of Isaac V Smith and Mary Stradling]
[Husband and Wife - shared stone]

Smith Frances 1887 1976

Smith Helen A 1847 1923

Smith Lloyd D 20 December 1933 8 May 1994 "PFC US ARMY"
"KOREA"
[Husband and Wife - shared stone]

Smith Hazel R 1942

Smith Marietta H 1857 1937 [Wife of Isaac V Smith, Mother of George S Smith]

Smith W H 22 May 1832 5 January 1923 [Husband and Wife - shared stone]
[Son of Jessie Smith and Martha Gay]

Smith Mary E 1835 "His Wife"
[Opposite side of stone]

Smithson Harold C 1912 1976 [shared stone]

Smithson Gladys 1917 1977

Spaun Samuel 1843 "Co E 5 W Va Inft"

Spaun Mary Catherine (Eden)(Miller) 1850 23 June 1927 [Daughter of Russell B Eden and Elizabeth Johnson]

Spears Ervin 1884 1938 [shared stone]

Spears Nora E 1890 1970

Staats Anna Pearl 12 October 1880 24 February 1956

Staats Charles E 11 April 1927 23 November 1974 "THY KINGDOM COME"

Staats Leota B 28 May 1930

Staats Hollie F 9 August 1873 22 December 1923 [Son of William and Emily Staats]

Staats Howard Franklin 14 September 1897 15 December 1951 [Son of Holly F Staats and Anna Pearl Knapp]

Staats Eunice C 1900 1955 [shared stone]

Staats Howard F 1919 1998 [Husband and Wife - shared stone]

Staats Garnet V 1915 1993

Steenrod Rachel 22 February 1774 26 April 1851 "Ag'd 77 Years 2 Months 4 Days"

Stewart Talmadge E 24 May 1926 23 October 1995 "COX US NAVY"
"WORLD WAR II"
[Son of Thomas E and Golda Stewart]

Stewart E June 22 November 1931 "Parents of Libby, Ed, Donna, Tommy, Carl"

Taylor Henry O 1870 1963 [shared stone]

Taylor Oma H 1888 1947

Taylor John H Sr 16 June 1918 17 September 2010 [ Husband and Wife - shared stone]

" TEC 5 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II"

Thomas Clifford W 1904 1940

Thomas Everett E 1876 1956 "Father"

Thomas Franklin S 23 Nov 1840 19 Jul 1920 "Co E 7 W Va CAV"
[Son of Enos Thomas and Lydia Coleman]

Thomas Susanna Thornton 1847 1931 "His Wife"

Thomas Gertrude M 1872 1940

Thomas Harry 1910 1995 [Married 7 Sept 1955]

Thomas Pearl 1909 1985

Thomas Harvey Enos 1904 1989

Thomas Hugh 24 March 1888 3 May 1906 "Son of W H and L J Thomas"
[See tombstone of William H Thomas below]

Thomas Ollie 1912 2001

Thomas Russell 27 September 1907 25 November 1996

Thomas Warden F 14 May 1871 23 October 1931 [Son of Franklin Thomas and Susanna Thornton]
[Married to Birdie Cantor]

Thomas Birdie 1874 1963

Thomas William Henry 9 January 1848 18 January 1939

Thomas Lousia Jerua (Wilson) 19 July 1850 25 October 1943 "His Wife"

Thomas Worley 10 February 1869 14 February 1959 [Son of Franklin Thomas and Fanny Thornton]

Thomas Mary M 1872 1947

Thornton Elbert E 1865 1938 [shared stone]

Thornton Ollie 1877 1968

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Comments: Data in Red is not inscribed on the tombstone and has either been calculated based on death date or as a result of research on the individual.
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Large cemetery divided into three sections. See Cemetery Layout Notes

The seat above is exquisitely designed and was a welcome item as I visited this cemetery on a record setting high temperature day.

The following descendant lists are associated with the tombstones and citations for this cemetery. These lists are not meant to be definitive, but to simply assist those interested in relationships with others of the same family name. Included families are:
Brinker Family , Finnicum Family , Jones Family , Sayre Family .

Note: All Birth, Death and Marriage documents are from the WV Vital Research Records website unless otherwise noted. Census excerpts are from the www.Ancestry.com website unless otherwise noted. Obituary sources are noted in the obit. Most documents and tombstones have been cropped, resized and enhanced for readability and to conserve space.

Updated: 19 September 2012