Seavers in the News -- 1980 Obituary of Volney J. Seaver in Urbana, Ohio

  Here is this week's edition of "Seavers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Seaver that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from The Urbana (Ohio) Daily Citizen newspaper dated Wednesday, 26 November 1980, Page 11, Column 6:

The transcription of the article is:

"Volney J. Seaver

"Volney J. Seaver, 72, 325 Park Ave., Urbana, died in his residence Tuesday at 6:28 p.m.

"He was born March 29, 1908, in Proctorville, Vt., the son of Charles H. and Minnie B. Stafford.

"He came to Urbana as a funeral home director and embalmer with the Gardner Funeral Home in 1936.  In later years, he owned and operated Seaver's Market on S. Main Street.  He was a member of the Champaign Lodge 525, Urbana and Alladin Shrine of Valley of Columbus and Scottish Rite of Columbus.

"He is survived by his wife, Darlene Westfal Seaver; oe son, Volney Gerald, Roland Heights, Calif.; one granddaughter, Madeline Seaver of Roland Heights, Calif.; his mother of Seal Beach, Calif. and two cousins of Springfield, Vt.

"Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Walter Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Summerfield officiating.  Burial will be in Woodstock Cemetery.  Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home."

The source citation is:

"Volney J. Seaver," The Urbana (Ohio) Daily Citizen newspaper, Wednesday, 26 November 1980, page 11, column 6, Volney J. Seaver obituary; imaged,  Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 2 September 2024).

This obituary provides a brief summary of the life of Volney J. Seaver, including his family, work history, associations and services.

Volney John Seaver was born 29 March 1908 in Cavendish, Vermont, the son of Charles Henry and Minnie B. (Stammers) Seaver.  He died 25 November 1980 in Urbana, Ohio.  Volney married Adele Edythe Wiener (1910-1999) on 1 May 1934 in Girard, Pennsylvania.  They had one child:

*  Volney Jerald Seaver (1938-2003), married JoAnn S. Smith (1938-1996.

Volney John Seaver (1908-1980) is my 6th cousin 3 times removed.  Our common Seaver ancestor is my 8th great-grandfather Shubael Seaver (1640-1730).

There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this is one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person's obituary provides information about the person's family, occupation, and associations.  I am glad that I can honor Volney John Seaver today.  

You never know when a descendant or relative will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.

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