Obit of Seeley, Ben - Murray County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Dennis Muncrief 17 Dec 2006 Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Sulphur OK Surnames: Seeley Tushkatomby Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/1633 Ben Seeley Services for Ben Seeley, 89, Sulphur were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, Oct. 16 at the First Baptist Church of Sulphur with Rev. Robert Green officiating. Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery with Clagg Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Ben was born July 31, 1917 in Pontotoc, Okla., to Mamie (Tushkatomby) and Walter Thomas Seeley. He passed away Friday, Oct. 13 at Sulphur at the age of 89 years, 2 months and 12 days. He was married to Viola (Quinton) Seeley at Sulphur on July 16, 1947. He was a Veteran Center employee for over 30 years. He was a Pfc in the U.S. Army and a veteran of World War II. He grew up in the Mill Creek area before moving to Sulphur in 1951. He was a member of the Abundant Life Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Leon Seeley, Joe Seeley, Otwell Seeley and Walton Seeley; one sister, Mary Ann Allen; a daughter, Donna Bellefeuille; a granddaughter, Cris Bellefeuille and two sons-in-law, Russell Bellefeuille and Rick Priddy. Surviving are his wife, Viola, Sulphur; two daughters, Sharon Sartors and Rhonda (Suzie) Priddy, both of Sulphur; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Sammie Joe Seeley, Dickson; two brothers, Wylie Seeley, Dallas, Texas and Emmett Seeley, Davis; one sister, Rose Vititow, Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren and spouses, Shawn and Katy Seeley, Lawton, Cheri Bellefeuille-Eldred, Sulphur, Schelle Seeley, Sulphur, Rachael and Chris Harazda, Sulphur, Skip and Whitney Seeley, Norman, Derrick and Jill Priddy, Sulphur, Chuck and Kendall Bellefeuille, Davis and Benji and Shannon Sartors, Sulphur. Pallbearers were Shawn Seeley, Benji Sartors, Skip Seeley, Derrick Priddy, Chuck Bellefeuille, Logan Seeley and Noah Eldred. Honorary bearers were Phil Hurst, Robert Flurry, Ray Meeley, Chris Harazda, J. C. and Pauline Grantham and the men of the Abundant Life Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Abundant Life Church, P. O. Box 388, Sulphur, Okla. 73086. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm