Henry “Hank” C. Seely



Henry "Hank" C. Seely, 91, crossed the finish line Friday, July 3, 2009.

Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.

Memorials: Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society ; American Heart Association ; or Universal Health Resources, P.O. Box 8795, Fort Worth, Texas 76124.

Hank was born July 29, 1917.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Lotus; his parents; and seven siblings.

Survivors: Wife and friend of many years, Margaret Nunley Seely; daughters, Bobbie Hudson and husband, Gene, Carmen McMurrey and husband, Roy, Esta Betts and husband, David; ex-son-in-law, Bill Stockton; eight grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-great-grandchildren; brother, Edward Seely; and many nieces and nephews who claim him as their "favorite uncle."

Published in Star-Telegram on 7/5/2009