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Edward Sayers Obituary
With love and sorrow the family of Edward M. Sayers was able to lift their voices in song and send "Daddy" home to be with Jesus. Edward was preceded by his parents Glenn and Jennie (Jewell) Sayers. He is survived by his beloved bride, Barbara Jean Kennedy, married June 6, 1952. He is also survived by his three siblings; Cleo (Dellas) Rowse of Coleman, Helen Dana of Coleman and James (Laura) Sayers of Coleman; four children, Lavonia (James) Nurnberger of Coleman, Robert Glen (Rhonda) Sayers of Coleman, Rhonda (Dale) Miller of Hudson; and Jane (Rev. Tom) Coffey of Whitehall; nine grandchildren; the Rev. Dustin (Jessica) Ives of Easton, Md., Jessica (Scot) Griese of Midland, Shannon (Joe) Kirklin of Fort Wayne, Ind., Patricia Sayers of Coleman, Specialist Ernest Kenton Miller currently serving in Iraq, James and Maria Miller of Hudson; Tyler & Scott Coffey of Whitehall; and 4 great-grandchildren: Ethan Ives, Aubree & Matthew Griese, and Miles Kirklin.
Ed served in the U.S. Army at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas from 1951-1952. After 24 years Ed retired from the Midland County Health Department in 1992. Also in his career he managed the Coleman Farm Bureau Elevator from 1962-1965 and the Holland/Hudsonville Farm Bureau Elevator 1965-1969. Ed's life was encompassed with the love of his family, serving his Lord and Savior, and riding his tractor on the farm.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday May 10, 2008, at the Coleman Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Tom Coffey and the Rev. Dustin Ives officiating. Burial will take place at the Warren Township Cemetery. Friends may call at the O'Laughlin Funeral Home on Friday 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. and at the church on Saturday starting at 9 a.m.
Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association.
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Peggy Haning
May 9, 2008
A Dear Friend, Brother in Christ from ElPaso days and main stay in the ElPaso Reunions....we will miss, Ed.
Prayers for all his family. One more deposit in Heaven makes us anxious to get THERE!!
Aden and Dolores Brugger
May 8, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Barb and family. I can hear the singing now. We love you folks.. Dolores, Aden and family.
Evelyn Rice
May 7, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of sorrow. I will always treasure the times that our families had together growing up.
Alesa (Bills) Simon
May 7, 2008
Dear Sayers Family~
Your family will be in our prayers during this difficult time. I know that you are already finding comfort in the knowledge that Mr. Sayers is at this very moment in Heaven with Jesus. What a comfort that is! I am thankful for the wonderful example that Mr. Sayers and all his family have set for me and others in the Church Family while growing up. What a positive impact you have all made for God!
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