Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Fairfield Recorder newspaper
April 30, 2009 




Nelson W. Seeber, Jr.


Funeral services were held last Wednesday for Nelson W. Seeber, Jr., 84, of 
Freestone who died Monday, April 20, in his residence.

Mr. Seeber was born in Vidor and raised in Dallas where he graduated from 
Woodrow Wilson High School.

He served in the United States Army Air Corps as a B-29 crew chief and flew in 
operations in China, India, and the Marianna Islands during World War II.

On Oct. 3, 1946 he married his wife Laura and together they shared over 62 years 
of marriage.

Before his retirement, Mr. Seeber worked as a field representative for both 
General Motors and Chrysler.

In 1970, he purchased a ranch near Freestone where he raised cattle.

Mr. Seeber was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 1218 in Irving for over 60 
years. He was also a member of the Irving First Baptist Church.

Services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in the chapel at Union 
Cemetery with Rev. Jeff Powers officiating.

Interment followed at Union Cemetery.

Mr. Seeber is survived by his wife, Laura Seeber of Freestone; daughter, Gail 
Seeber of Freestone; sisters, Marcelle Durbin of San Antonio and Edith Smith of 
Liberty; brother, Thomas Quitman Martin and wife Ione of Madisonville; four 
nieces; two nephews; and numerous great-nieces and greatnephews.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Duncan Curtis Martin and C.W. Seeber.

Arrangements were made under the direction of Bowers Funeral Home in Teague.