Haddonfield resident passed away Tuesday
On Feb. 21, 2017, longtime resident of Haddonfield, Lucile, beloved wife of Rev. Dr. Charles Sayre passed away. Lucile Sayre attended Hamilton High School in Trenton and graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1941. She was an avid field hockey player. She taught fifth grade at the Elementary School in Cranbury. She played piano at the Mercerville Methodist Church where she met the student pastor, Charles Sayre. They married Oct. 16, 1943. They were first appointed to the Cranbury Church and then to the Asbury Park First Methodist Church where they served from 1953–1965.
They started going to the South Seaville Camp Meeting in Cape May County where they bought a cottage in 1945. Lucile loved the shore and the beach. The family has spent every summer at the cottage since.
In Asbury Park, Lucile was active in civic, education and church affairs. She was the first woman on the Asbury Park Board of Education.
In 1965, the Sayre’s moved to Haddonfield where Charles became the Senior Minister of the Haddonfield United Methodist Church. Again Lucile was a leader in church and community matters and became a state officer of the Evening Division of the New Jersey Woman’s Club and a longtime member of the Haddonfield Civic Association. She continued her participation after retirement in 1990. In retirement, they spent part of each winter on Sanibel Island in Florida.
In addition to her husband of 74 years, she is survived by her daughters Judy Sayre Grim and Jill Sayre Lawlor; Cherished grandmother of Melissa Lawlor, Sarah Lawlor Batoff (David), Will Lawlor, Jamie Grim and Alexander Grim.
The family will receive friends Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. in the Sayre Center at the Haddonfield United Methodist Church.
All are invited to the memorial service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made ‘In memory of Lucile Sayre’ to Haddonfield UMC, 29 Warwick Road, Haddonfield, NJ 08033.
