Isabella Perry Seeley, 83, of Albuquerque, N.M., passed into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, July 18, 2009, after a valiant fight with cancer. She spent her last day with her loving family and friends, doing what she loved the most, being serenaded by her three sons.
Isabella was born in Miami, Fla., on April 2, 1926, to Jennie Morris and Joseph B. Perry. She grew up in Alabama and Wilkes-Barre, where she graduated from high school. She attended David Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn. Isabella married Floyd J. Seeley on August 14, 1946.
While Floyd worked in the military and government, they enjoyed living and traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe. She retired as an auditor with the U.S. General Accounting Office in Dallas, Texas. Isabella was a faithful member of the Northeast Church of Christ.
The family would like to express their deep gratitude for the devotion church members provided her.
Isabella was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Floyd; her parents; and two brothers, Richard Howell Perry and Bert M. Perry.
She is survived by her three sons, Steven and wife, Carolyn, of Dana Point, Calif.; Michael and wife, Louise, of Eagle, Ind.; Chuck and wife, Colleen, of Corrales, N.M.; eight grandchildren, Ryan and Erin Seeley; Amber Hackett, Mike and Drew Seeley; Ben Dion and Martin and Matthew Seeley; and six great-grandchildren, Helaina, Eden and Kane Hackett; Colton and Parker Seeley; and Peyton Woolcott. She is also survived by one brother and one sister, Francis M. Perry and wife, Charlotte, of Franklin, Tenn.; and Betty Jo Corcoran of Fairhope, Ala.; and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at Northeast Church of Christ in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with burial to follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Northeast Church of Christ Building Fund is requested.
Please visit our online guestbook for Isabella at RememberTheirStory.com.
Published in Times Leader on 7/19/2009
Published in Albuquerque Journal, NM on 7/19/2009
[Wife of great-grand-grandson of SGS #3463 - Floyd Joseph; Floyd Ellsworth; Walter Ellsworth; John Weltz; Jacob (#3463); John (#1573); Michael; John; Samuel; Jonas; Obadiah]
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