Valaria Sawyer Russon

Valaria Margaret Sawyer was born December 27,
1920 to Lyle Welcome Sawyer (1893-1948) and
Murrel Maybelle Jeffers (1900-1978). Early in her
life her family lived in Racine.  Her paternal
grandparents were Herbert Sawyer and Addie
Herrick. Herbert was born in the Town of Belmont. 
Her maternal grandparents were Henry Jeffers and
Mary Bartelson who lived on Cleveland Avenue in
Wild Rose.  The family was in Wild Rose in 1935
and through Valeria's years in high school.  In
school her appearance was "quick", her weakness
was dancing, her saying was "nuts to you.  She
married Raymond Samuel Russon February 10,
1942 in Wisconsin.  Raymond was born April 21,
1916 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was living in
Minneapolis in 1930.  He served in WWII.  Bay
Pines National Cemetery in Florida.Valeria died
July 24, 2005 in Marion, Florida.