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 Ruth M. Sayers, 92
 August 01, 2015
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ruth Madeline Sayers, 92, of Pittsfield died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, of heart failure, with her family at her side.
Born in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of Alfred Pettibone and Annabel Winters Pettibone. She also had resided in Lenox and Dalton.
Mrs. Sayers was a member of West Stephentown (N.Y.) Baptist Church and the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Her family had a long history in Massachusetts, dating back to her ancestor William Brewster of the Mayflower. She was related to many famous Americans, from Presidents Taylor, Hayes, Grant and Roosevelt to Great Awakening preacher Jonathan Edwards, as well as to the late Princess Diana of England.
She devoted her life to her family and to God and is now in the arms of Jesus. She will be missed by all those who loved her.
Her husband, Edward William Sayers Sr., died in 1989.
She leaves her seven daughters, Leanora Mole, Dolores Darby, Patricia Lennon, Janet Liebenow, Linda Lykkebak, Dawn Whiteley and Robin Gardner; her three sons, Edward Sayers Jr., David Sayers and Peter Sayers; a brother Paul F. Pettibone Sr.; 25 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her brothers the Rev. Earl K. Pettibone, Alfred C. Pettibone, Eugene Pettibone, Donald and Edgerton Pettibone, and her sisters Pauline Melle, Lillian Rubertone and Gertrude Cahalan.
Her young grandson, Jeffrey Sayers, and her great-grandson, Baby Cody Lewis, also predeceased her.
FUNERAL NOTICE — A private gathering for family took place on Aug. 5 at Devanny-Condron Funeral Home, with graveside services for Mrs. Sayers immediately following at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Her nephew, the Rev. Ronald E. Pettibone, officiated. He is the son of her late brother, the Rev. Earl K. Pettibone.
| We will miss the most perfect person we have ever known-our loving and gracious mother Ruth Madeline Pettibone Sayers. She lived a Christian life of example - always gentle, giving, kind, and caring. She truly believed in the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Her passing leaves a deep void in the hearts and lives of all her family members and friends left behind. | | from: Ruth's children | on: 08-18-2015 |
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