Robert W. Seeley Succumbs in Reno
Robert W. Seeley, car foreman for the Southern Pacific Co. at Sparks, died today in a local hospital.
Born Dec. 31, 1894, in Springfield, Utah, Mr. Seeley came to Reno in 1916 to reside. When the World War I draft was effected following the entry of the United States into the conflict in 1917, his was the first name drawn by the Washoe County draft board. He served in the Army throughout the war, returning to Reno on his release, and entering the employe of the railroad company. He was a member of Reno Lodge No. 13, F&AM.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Charlotte Edna Seeley of Reno; a stepson, Harold Saviers of Compton, Calif., and two nieces, June Seeley Currie of Lancaster, Calif., and Marie Skinner of Los Angeles.
Published in the Reno Evening Gazette, July 24, 1962 page 11
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