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Theodore Allen "Doc" Seely Jr. (1930 - 2015)
Theodore Allen "Doc" Seely Jr., 84, of Sunset Beach, formerly of Falls Church, Va., died Monday, July 27, 2015, at his residence.
Born in Ithaca, N.Y., on Sept. 25, 1930, he was a son of the late Theodore A. Seely Sr. and Charlotte Bell Crandall Seely. He was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Phyllis Seely.
Doc was retired from the U.S. Navy after 30 years of service and was attached to the U.S. Marine Corps on several occasions. After retirement he was owner/operator of Falls Church Service Center. He and his wife, Mary Ann, moved to Sunset Beach and because of his love of golf, he became involved in the Sea Trail Men's Golf Association. He was an American Red Cross shelter manager and will be remembered for his very kind and gentle nature; a man who seemingly has never met a stranger. He loved walking, working in his yard and feeding the neighborhood birds and squirrels.
Doc is survived by his wife of 28 years, Mary Ann Seely; six children, Debbie Hill, Tammy Schmidt (Mike), Ted Seely (Phylis), Beth Godoy, Cheryl Black (Larry) and Kelly Decker; siblings, Anne DeFrancisco (Sam), Jim Seely (Dorla), Tom Seely (Peg), Fred Seely (Evelyn) and Charlotte Daniel; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two very special friends, Ralph and Marti Kennedy.
A celebration of life will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, in the Pink Palace at Sea Trail Plantation, with military honors beginning at 1 p.m. (casual dress please).
Memorials may be sent in his name to the American Cancer Society , P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718; American Heart Association , National Center, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231; or the Sunset Beach EMS, 700 Sunset Blvd. N, Sunset Beach, NC 28468.
Brunswick Funeral Service, Shallotte.
Published in The Brunswick Beacon from July 30 to August 5, 2015
[Great-great-grandson of SGS # 1948 – Theodore Allen Jr.; Theodore Allen; Charles Ray; James Charles; Hiram (# 1948); Daniel (#609); Hezekiah; Nathaniel; Nathaniel; Nathaniel; Nathaniel; Robert]
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