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Viola Clara <I>Thayer</I> Seeling

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Viola Clara Thayer Seeling

Birth
Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
2 Mar 2001 (aged 97)
Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.3744313, Longitude: -92.4060253
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Services for Viola T. Seeling will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Hixson Brothers, Alexandria with the Rev. Roy James officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Seeling, 97, of Evergreen died Friday, March 2, 2001, in Heritage Manor.

She was a graduate of Northwestern State University, formerly Northwestern Normal College, with a master's degree in education. She taught second grade in Rapides Parish school system for 42 years. She began her teaching career at Boyce, then taught at Poland School, where she also coached the girls basketball team to the Louisiana State Championship. Later she went to teach at Central Grammer and L.S. Rugg. After retirement, Seeling taught at the England Air Force Base school and in parochial schools of the parish.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Alexandria for over 70 years where she taught Sunday school for many of those years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Quincy John Seeling, and one son, Donald T. Seeling.

Survivors include one son, Quincy John "Johnny Seeling Jr. of Alexandria; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be John Brian Seeling, Randy Thayer, A. Jerry Slocum, Robert E. "Reb" Blake and Crawford James.

Friends may call from noon today until time of services Sunday in the funeral home.

Published in The Town Talk, Alexandria, LA, 3 Mar 2001, Sat, Page 4
Services for Viola T. Seeling will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Hixson Brothers, Alexandria with the Rev. Roy James officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Seeling, 97, of Evergreen died Friday, March 2, 2001, in Heritage Manor.

She was a graduate of Northwestern State University, formerly Northwestern Normal College, with a master's degree in education. She taught second grade in Rapides Parish school system for 42 years. She began her teaching career at Boyce, then taught at Poland School, where she also coached the girls basketball team to the Louisiana State Championship. Later she went to teach at Central Grammer and L.S. Rugg. After retirement, Seeling taught at the England Air Force Base school and in parochial schools of the parish.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Alexandria for over 70 years where she taught Sunday school for many of those years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Quincy John Seeling, and one son, Donald T. Seeling.

Survivors include one son, Quincy John "Johnny Seeling Jr. of Alexandria; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be John Brian Seeling, Randy Thayer, A. Jerry Slocum, Robert E. "Reb" Blake and Crawford James.

Friends may call from noon today until time of services Sunday in the funeral home.

Published in The Town Talk, Alexandria, LA, 3 Mar 2001, Sat, Page 4


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  • Created by: CJ
  • Added: Feb 24, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105731655/viola_clara-seeling: accessed ), memorial page for Viola Clara Thayer Seeling (19 Nov 1903–2 Mar 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105731655, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by CJ (contributor 47124305).