Donald Clifford Sewall, 86, of Hillsboro, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012, at a Hillsboro hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 19, at Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro with Rev. Darrel Beggs officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, June 18, 2012, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro.
Donald was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, to the late Arnold Roy and Veronica (Lehrer) Sewall. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Navy in the Pacific theater. Following his military service he attended Wisconsin Institute of Technology and the Missouri School of Mines where he earned his bachelor's degree. He came to Texas in 1952 and married Evelyn Ann Routh on May 30, 1953, in Brownwood. He worked as a civil engineer including stints with both the Texas Highway Department and the Texas Railroad Commission, where he served as regional engineer. An active member of Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro, he and Evelyn also volunteered for a number of years with the Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders. He was also a member of the Hillsboro Masonic Lodge and a past post commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hillsboro.
Donald was preceded in death by his sister, Priscilla D'Amour; and brothers, Gordon, James, Arnold, and David Sewall.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, of Hillsboro; sons, Thomas A. Sewall and wife, Marilyn, of Fort Worth, John A. Sewall and wife, Vanita, of Celina, and Richard J. Sewall and wife, Lisa of Hillsboro; daughter, Donna Sewall Dockall and husband, Gary, of Friendswood; grandchildren, Sarah Sewall, of Houston, Veronica Steadman and husband, Patrick, of Fort Hood; Amanda Sewall and fiancé, Leo Spurgin, of Celina, Christina Sewall, of Celina, Matthew, Rebecca, and Leeann Dockall, all of Friendswood, Andrea Nors and husband, Aaron, of Abbott, and Scott Sewall and wife, Anna, of Hillsboro; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Fredrick J. Sewall and wife, Carol, of Neenah, Wisconsin, and Clair Sewall of Appleton, Wisconsin; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. S9
Donald was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, to the late Arnold Roy and Veronica (Lehrer) Sewall. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Navy in the Pacific theater. Following his military service he attended Wisconsin Institute of Technology and the Missouri School of Mines where he earned his bachelor's degree. He came to Texas in 1952 and married Evelyn Ann Routh on May 30, 1953, in Brownwood. He worked as a civil engineer including stints with both the Texas Highway Department and the Texas Railroad Commission, where he served as regional engineer. An active member of Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro, he and Evelyn also volunteered for a number of years with the Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders. He was also a member of the Hillsboro Masonic Lodge and a past post commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hillsboro.
Donald was preceded in death by his sister, Priscilla D'Amour; and brothers, Gordon, James, Arnold, and David Sewall.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, of Hillsboro; sons, Thomas A. Sewall and wife, Marilyn, of Fort Worth, John A. Sewall and wife, Vanita, of Celina, and Richard J. Sewall and wife, Lisa of Hillsboro; daughter, Donna Sewall Dockall and husband, Gary, of Friendswood; grandchildren, Sarah Sewall, of Houston, Veronica Steadman and husband, Patrick, of Fort Hood; Amanda Sewall and fiancé, Leo Spurgin, of Celina, Christina Sewall, of Celina, Matthew, Rebecca, and Leeann Dockall, all of Friendswood, Andrea Nors and husband, Aaron, of Abbott, and Scott Sewall and wife, Anna, of Hillsboro; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Fredrick J. Sewall and wife, Carol, of Neenah, Wisconsin, and Clair Sewall of Appleton, Wisconsin; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. S9
Donald Clifford Sewall, 86, of Hillsboro, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012, at a Hillsboro hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 19, at Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro with Rev. Darrel Beggs officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, June 18, 2012, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro.
Donald was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, to the late Arnold Roy and Veronica (Lehrer) Sewall. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Navy in the Pacific theater. Following his military service he attended Wisconsin Institute of Technology and the Missouri School of Mines where he earned his bachelor's degree. He came to Texas in 1952 and married Evelyn Ann Routh on May 30, 1953, in Brownwood. He worked as a civil engineer including stints with both the Texas Highway Department and the Texas Railroad Commission, where he served as regional engineer. An active member of Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro, he and Evelyn also volunteered for a number of years with the Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders. He was also a member of the Hillsboro Masonic Lodge and a past post commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hillsboro.
Donald was preceded in death by his sister, Priscilla D'Amour; and brothers, Gordon, James, Arnold, and David Sewall.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, of Hillsboro; sons, Thomas A. Sewall and wife, Marilyn, of Fort Worth, John A. Sewall and wife, Vanita, of Celina, and Richard J. Sewall and wife, Lisa of Hillsboro; daughter, Donna Sewall Dockall and husband, Gary, of Friendswood; grandchildren, Sarah Sewall, of Houston, Veronica Steadman and husband, Patrick, of Fort Hood; Amanda Sewall and fiancé, Leo Spurgin, of Celina, Christina Sewall, of Celina, Matthew, Rebecca, and Leeann Dockall, all of Friendswood, Andrea Nors and husband, Aaron, of Abbott, and Scott Sewall and wife, Anna, of Hillsboro; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Fredrick J. Sewall and wife, Carol, of Neenah, Wisconsin, and Clair Sewall of Appleton, Wisconsin; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. S9
Donald was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, to the late Arnold Roy and Veronica (Lehrer) Sewall. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Navy in the Pacific theater. Following his military service he attended Wisconsin Institute of Technology and the Missouri School of Mines where he earned his bachelor's degree. He came to Texas in 1952 and married Evelyn Ann Routh on May 30, 1953, in Brownwood. He worked as a civil engineer including stints with both the Texas Highway Department and the Texas Railroad Commission, where he served as regional engineer. An active member of Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro, he and Evelyn also volunteered for a number of years with the Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders. He was also a member of the Hillsboro Masonic Lodge and a past post commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hillsboro.
Donald was preceded in death by his sister, Priscilla D'Amour; and brothers, Gordon, James, Arnold, and David Sewall.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, of Hillsboro; sons, Thomas A. Sewall and wife, Marilyn, of Fort Worth, John A. Sewall and wife, Vanita, of Celina, and Richard J. Sewall and wife, Lisa of Hillsboro; daughter, Donna Sewall Dockall and husband, Gary, of Friendswood; grandchildren, Sarah Sewall, of Houston, Veronica Steadman and husband, Patrick, of Fort Hood; Amanda Sewall and fiancé, Leo Spurgin, of Celina, Christina Sewall, of Celina, Matthew, Rebecca, and Leeann Dockall, all of Friendswood, Andrea Nors and husband, Aaron, of Abbott, and Scott Sewall and wife, Anna, of Hillsboro; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Fredrick J. Sewall and wife, Carol, of Neenah, Wisconsin, and Clair Sewall of Appleton, Wisconsin; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. S9
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