Individual Details
Harold Jay SEYMOUR
(8 JUN 1921 - 11 NOV 1995)
Events
| Birth | 8 JUN 1921 | ||||
| Marriage | 26 JAN 1951 | Manhattan, Riley Co., KS - Ada Mae BENTLEY | |||
| Death | 11 NOV 1995 | Manhattan, Riley Co., KS |  |  | |
| Burial | Pleasant Valley Cem., Riley Co., KS | | |||
| Occupation | a farmer |
Families
| Spouse | Ada Mae BENTLEY (1918 - 1994) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Margaret Irene SEYMOUR (1957 - 1958) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James Owen SEYMOUR II (1893 - 1981) |
| Mother | Fannie Mae HOYLE ( - ) |
| Sibling | Beth Nadine SEYMOUR (1920 - ) |
| Sibling | Dortha Mae SEYMOUR (1923 - 1943) |
Notes
Death
Taken from funeral home card
Edwards-Yorgensen-Meloan Funeral Home
1616 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, Kansas
Harold J. Seymour
1921-1995
Harold J. SEYMOUR, age 74, of rural Manhattan, died November 11, 1995, at his residence.
He was born June 5, 1921, in Rantoul, Kansas, the son of James Owen and Fannie Mae Hoyle SEYMOUR. He had been a longtime area resident.
Mr. SEYMOUR had served with the military. Mr. SEYMOUR was a teacher for one year in Alexander, four years in Luray, and teacher and principal for one year in Waldo and one year at Marysville Jr. High, and three years at Soldier. He had at various times been a farmer and dairy laborer, service station attendant and laboratory technician.
Mr. SEYMOUR did his undergraduate work at Ottawa University, Oregon State University, Kansas State University and Emporia State University. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees at Kansas State University in Agriculture. He had later worked on his doctorate at Fort Hays State, Emporia State, Northern Colorado State at Greeley, and at Oklahoma University.
He was a member of the Zeandale Community Church, Veteran's of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Singles in Agriculture, and the Christian singles group, "OK To Be One."
Mr. SEYMOUR was married to Ada May BENTLEY on January 26, 1951 in Manhattan, Kansas. She preceded him in death on June 26, 1994. He was also preceded in death by one daughter: Margaret SEYMOUR, and one sister: Dorthea Mae SEYMOUR.
Survivors include three sons: S. Jay SEYMOUR of Anchorage, Alaska, Roger SEYMOUR and James SEYMOUR both of Manhattan; two daughters: Frances SEYMOUR-HUNTER of Topeka, Barbara CURRIER of Manhattan, one step-son; Randall RIDGWAY of Columbus, Georgia; one sister: Nadine PETERS of Ottawa; one step-sister: June BETZ of Rantoul, Kansas; two half-brothers: Edgar Wilson of Ithaca, New York, and James Owen of Pittsburgh, Penn.; and 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Endnotes
1. Jane Bozarth, Email
2. Jane Bozarth, Email