Maurice C. Sayre, 90, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1996, at his home in Auburn, Calif.
He was born April 25, 1906 in Dodge Center, Minn., the son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles S. Sayre. He attended Albion Grade School, Child High School in Edgerton and graduated from Milton College with a bachelor's degree in Music. He earned a master's degree in public school music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He married Dorothy Babcock in 1931 in Albion. They had one son, Richard Dean. In 1951 he married Ruth Bushnell of Tucson, Ariz. He taught high school music in Hume, Ill., Whitewater, Wis., and Tucson, Ariz. He retired in 1971. He directed the SPEBSQSA Janesville Barbershop Chorus, was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard and the Military Amateur Radio Service, called MARS.
He is survived by his son, Richard (Linda) Sayre, two stepsons, Dr. Theodore Bushnell of Bethesda, Md.; Dr. Robert Bushnell (Elizabeth) of Roseville, Calif.; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth; his parents and his brother, Walter R. Sayre.
Services will be held Friday, Nov. 15, 1996, at Chapel on the Hill, 1331 Lincoln Way, Auburn, Calif. Memorials may be made to the Main Hall Preservation Society, 513 College St., Milton.
