Serita A. Bowles Seely


WEBB CITY, Mo. — Serita Bowles Seely, 56, a seamstress, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Webb City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home, Webb City.

Published in The Joplin Globe, (MO) - Thursday, July 10, 2014


Serita A Seely
(December 15, 1957 - July 8, 2014)

Serita A. Bowles Seely, age 56, Webb City, MO, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014, following a sudden illness.

Serita was born on December 15, 1957 in Springfield, MO, the daughter of Harold Bowles and Bonnie Hough Bowles Decrescenzo. She was a lifetime resident of Webb City and worked as a seamstress in production at Elders, National Mills, Big Smith and RER. She married Dwight Seely on September 24, 1982 at Carl Junction, MO.

She is survived by her husband, Dwight, Webb City; one son, Donovan Seely, of the home; two sisters, Marilyn S. Lewis and husband, Rick, Midwest City, OK, and Lisa Wager and husband, Jim, Carthage, MO; and one brother, Sam Bowles, Ozark, MO. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Bowles, her mother, Bonnie Hough Bowles Decrescenzo, and an aunt, Patty Barnes.

Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Webb City Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home & Crematory, Webb City.

Published online by the Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home & Crematory, Webb City