Sussex County-Petersburg City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Seely, Clifton H., 1956 

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Clifton H. Seeley, 89, 
Of Wakefield Dies 

  WAKEFIELD, May 28 - Clifton H. Seeley, 89 a charter member and first 
president of the Wakefield Ruritan Club, died Sunday at a Petersburg hospital. 
Mr. Seeley, who lived in Sussex county near here for 45 years and near 
Petersburg for 15 years, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence G. Seeley; 
two sons, sons, [sic] W. E. Seeley of Clover, S.C., and W.C. Seeley of 
Waverly; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Ashbaugh of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Effie 
Chapman of Fallen [sic; Fallon], Nev.; seven stepchildren, seven 
grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Purviance Funeral 
Home here, with burial in Wakefield Cemetery. 

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Oldest Local Ruritan Died after Long Illness 

  Clifton H. Seeley, 89, died in a Petersburg hospital, Sunday night, May 27, 
after a long illness. 

  He was a native of Ohio and was a resident of Sussex County for 45 years. 
He made his home in Petersburg for the past 15 years.  He was a charter 
member and the first president of the Wakefield Ruritan Club, and a former 
member of the Wakefield Methodist Church. 

  Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Florence Grubbs Seeley, of Petersburg; two 
sons, W.E. Seeley of Clover, S.C., and W.C. Seeley of near Wakefield; two 
sisters, Mrs. Mabel Ashbaugh, of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Effie Chapman, of 
Fallen [sic; Fallon], Nevada; four grandchildren whom he raised, Clifton 
Seeley, of Finley, Ohio; Lee Seeley, of Ostrader, Ohio; Ralph E. Seeley, of 
Wakefield, and Mrs. Melvin A. Freeman, of Ivor; four stepsons, H.L. Grubbs, 
of Washington; C. B. Grubbs, of Elberon; M. E. Grubbs, of Richmond; and E.A. 
Grubbs, of Courtland; three step-daughters, Dorothy M. Grubbs, of Petersburg; 
Mrs. O.E. Barnes, of Spring Grove, and Mrs. H.O. Joyner, of Courtland; three 
other grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and 
nephews. 

  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Purviance 
Funeral Chapel.  The Rev. H.H. Smith, Jr., pastor of the Washington Street 
Methodist Church, Petersburg, of which Mr. Seeley was a mem ber, officiated. 
He was assisted by the Rev. L.P. Bland, Rev. H.E. Crutchfield and Rev. Douglas 
Cotter.  Burial was in Wakefield Cemetery. 

  Pallbearers were B.B. Bowles, 
[torn] M. Ritchie, W.A. Beale, F. 
[torn; ?B]ranch, G.L. Munford, [torn] 
[torn] 


Clifton H. SEELEY [SEELY*], of Petersburg, retired Wakefield farmer, 
charter member & first president of the Wakefield Ruritan Club, 
OH native, d. 27 May 1956, Petersburg, age 80, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 29 May 1956, 
donated obits, publications unknown 

*Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

Photos of his markers are posted with Find A Grave Memorial #40658377, 
   which give "C. H. SEELY  MARCH 1, 1867 - MAY 27, 1956" 
   "HE GATHERED THE LAMBS TO HIS BREAST" 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Carolyn Keen (VAHistoricHouses@aol.com), 
and transcribed by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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