Mrs. Sarah Baxter Seeley, an honored oldest citizen of Elkland, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Williams. The funeral will be held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Williams, Friday afternoon at two o’clock. The Rev. Glenn T. Moore officiating. Interment will be made at Austinburg, Pa.
Mrs. Seeley was born in Farmington township, Tioga Co., Pa., July 21, 1856. She was the daughter of Alva Baxter and Lorency (Gleason) Baxter.
At the age of seventeen she began teaching and continued teaching until 1897. She taught in Farmington, Westfield, Elkland, Oscelola, and Nelson.
On September 22, 1897 she was married to James Seeley of Austinburg, Pa., where they lived, for about thirty years when they moved to Knoxville. Mr. Seeley died March, 1931. Since then Mrs. Seeley has made her home with her daughter and family in Elkland.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Harry Williams, seven grandchildren and several nephews and nieces. A son Warren Seeley, died several years ago. Many Young people called her “Grandma Seeley” because she loved children and never tired doing things for them. She led a busy helpful life and was interested in the church and community.
For more than fifty years Mrs. Seeley was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which she attended regularly until her health failed.
Mrs. Seeley enjoyed traveling, having been to the West Coast several times, and spent five inters in Florida. When she was __ years old, she took a motor trip to Boston and Houlton, Maine. She was a remarkable woman in many respects and enjoyed life. Her health was unusually good until a few months ago. Last summer she visited her neighbors and always admired flowers and gardens.
After Mrs. Seeley had passed her 90th birthday she made beautiful pieces of needlepoint for her friends. Her hands were busy working for others, her hear was all good works and her head, planned happiness and joy for her many friends.
Yes, Mrs. Seeley will be greatly missed by her family and friends because she was always friendly and knew the secret, the way to have friends to be friends. Her mind was keen and active her faith until the very end.
Her life exemplified her religion. “What doth the Lord require thee, but to do justly and lo Mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
Published in unidentified and undated obituary donated to the Seeley Genealogical Society Research Center
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