When Evelyn Christina Fechtling was born on 18 January 1919, in Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri, United States, her father, Ardie Freelin Fechtling, was 27 and her mother, Oma Edwinnie Grider, was 21. She married Dr. Frederick William Sayre on 27 September 1942, in Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Elm Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 17 May 2003, in Bensenville, DuPage, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri, United States.