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First Name: Handley Ford Handley Ford | Last Name: Sayre Sayre
Handley Ford SAYRE, Jr.
1956 - 2022 (66 years)
1936 - 2015 (78 years)
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Name Handley Ford SAYRE [1] Suffix Jr. Birth 26 Apr 1956 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States 
[1, 2] Gender Male Military Service Handley Ford Sayre, Jr. was a proud member of the United States Marine Corps [2] Military Service 5 Sep 1973 [1] Handley Ford Sayre entered/enlisted in the military at age 17 Military Service 27 May 1975 [1] Handley Ford Sayre was released from Active Duty at age 19, serving approximately 21 months in the U.S. Military Social Security Number 292-56-7843 [1] Death 27 Jul 2022 Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States [1, 2] 
Half-siblings2 half sisters (family of Handley Ford Sayre and Vina M Sayre) Person ID I6 Sayre-Holmes Family Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father 
Handley Ford SAYRE, Sr., b. 22 Jul 1921, Ripley, West Virginia, United States d. 5 Nov 1984, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States (Age 63 years) Mother Rosemary EVERHART, b. 16 Sep 1936, Ohio, United States d. 26 Mar 2015, Ohio, United States (Age 78 years) Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Melissa Jane LIROT Children + 1. Weslee Nicholas SAYRE SR., b. 11 Jun 1982, Bryan, Ohio, United States d. Oct 5 2024, Indiana, United States (Age 41 years)2. Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Mar 2025
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Birth - 26 Apr 1956 - Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States 
Death - 27 Jul 2022 - Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States Pin Legend 
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Photos Handley Ford Sayre, Jr.
This is the obituary photo for Handley Ford Sayre, Jr. It was printed in the Columbus Dispatch (Newspaper) on 3 Aug 2022. It was also printed in the Athens Messenger on 3 Aug 2022.
Documents 
BIRLS Record, Handley Ford Sayre II
Form GF-5 for Handley Ford Sayre, II
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BIRLS Record, Handley Ford Sayre II
Form GF-5 for Handley Ford Sayre, II - 🟡 [S8] The Columbus Dispatch, The Columbus Dispatch, Newspaper, (The Columbus Dispatch), 5 Mar 2025, Handley Ford Sayre, Jr. .
Handley Ford Sayre Jr., age 66, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away July 27, 2022, at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Hank was born April 26, 1956, in Columbus, Ohio to Handley Ford Sayre Sr. and Rosemary Shaver. He was a proud member of the US Marine Corps. Hank spent many years working as a welder independently and for several different companies. In his free time, Hank enjoyed fishing, yard work, and gardening. He was also a member of the motorcycle club, “Missing link.”
Surviving are his children, Stephanie "Diane" (Jason) Burley, Lavon (Ronnie) Sayre, Tylar Sayre, Weslee (Ashley) Sayre; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Fred (Marsha) James, Robert (Cindy) James, and Jamie (Teresa) James; sisters, Hali (Doug) Mosac, Jennifer (Joel) Clark, Jennie; special friend, Leslie Webber; and pet dog, Max.
Hank was preceded in death by wife, Andrea Sayre; parents, Handley Sayre Sr. and Rosemary Shaver; stepfather, Howard Shaver; son, Handley "Hank" Sayre III; and brother, Richard James.
Burial will take place of Hanks ashes at 1:00 PM on August 13, 2022, at Knollwood Cemetery Logan, Ohio.
Celebration of life services will be held at 2:00 P.M., August 13, 2022, at the Logan Conference Center located at 30682 Chieftain Dr, Logan, OH 43138.
https://www.dispatch.com/obituaries/pwoo0268701
- 🟢 [S41] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS), .