Ray Seeley, 62, of 1623 Spring Street, fatally injured by automobile in Hiawatha Boulevard near Spring Street.
Mr. Seeley, father of 16 children, died in an ambulance on the way to St. Joseph Hosptial. John Shayes, 230 King Street, told police that he was driving west in the boulevard when Mr. Seeley stepped into the street ahead of him. He was unable to avoid hitting him, he said.
Shayes and his companion, Joseph Pollin of 125 Renwick Place, were taken to police headquarters where they made statements. Mr. Seeley had been employed, it is said, at the Municipal Stadium grounds.
Mr. Seeley, who died on the 13th of the month, is survived by his wife, 13 of his 16 children and 13 grandchildren. The children are Lawrence of Columbus, O., and Forest, Erwin, Olin, Etta, Raymond, Lester, William, Melvin, Leo, Mrs. Lester Wirth, Mrs. Claribelle Horr and Mrs. Albert Oren, all of Syracuse.
The funeral will be conducted from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Seeley was a member of First Ward Methodist Episcopal Church. His body will be taken to the home Saturday by Burns & O’Brien, funeral directors.
Published in the Syracuse Herald, August 14, 1936, page 3
Motor Crash Victim To Be Buried Monday
The funeral of Ray Seeley, 1623 Spring Street, father of 16 children, who was fatally injured when he was struck by an automobile in Hiawatha Boulevard, near Spring Street, Thursday, will be conducted from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. Burton H. Butman, pastor of First Ward Methodist Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Published in the Syracuse Herald, Saturday, August 15, 1936, page 12
Seeley Funeral to Be Held Monday
The funeral of Ray Seeley, father of 16 children, who was fatally injured by an automobile in Hiawatha Boulevard, near Spring street, Thursday, will be conducted from his home, 1523 Spring Street, Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Published in the Syracuse Herald, August 16, 1936 page 19
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