Rex Saylor
1931 - 2019
Obituary
CPO Rex L. Saylor, USN (Ret.), 88, died
Tuesday (March 19, 2019) at the Newton Medical Center in Newton.
He was born on Feb. 8, 1931, in Newton,
the son of Arthur L. and Lulu Emma Sickelbower Saylor. Rex attended
schools in Newton, with the exception of three years in Virginia,
returning to graduate from Newton High School in 1949.
Rex enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1950.
Serving during the Korean Conflict, he was deployed to the Philippine
Sea with the VF 112 Fighter Squadron. He hitchhiked along Route 66
back home to Newton and was stationed at Wart Field in Newton. Rex
would become an Air Traffic Controller and was sent to Midway Island.
He would serve on the USS Ranger in the Pacific Ocean during the
Vietnam War. Rex would later become an Instructor at Roosevelt Roads,
Puerto Rico, before retiring on Jan. 28, 1971.
While serving the in the Navy, Rex
married Helen M. Stubby on Feb. 25, 1957, in Las Vegas. After
retiring from the Navy, Rex and Helen returned to Newton.
Rex was a member of the Newton Masonic
Lodge, Midian Shrine of Wichita, Harvey County Hobos, the American
Legion and a life member of the Newton V.F.W.
Rex is survived by his wife, Helen of
the home in Newton; along with several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents;
sister, Betty Hathaway and her husband Glen; and brother, Ted Saylor
and his wife Mary Jane.
Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday (March 23, 2019) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Interment with military honors will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in
Newton. Friends may call between 3 and 8 p.m. Friday (March 22, 2019)
at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends between 7
and 8 p.m.
A memorial has been established with
the Midian Shrine Plane of Mercy. Contributions may be sent to
Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
