Memorial Mass for Melvin R. Seely, 81, will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Private inurnment will follow. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 53-year Spokane resident, Mr. Seely, died Friday. He was born in Pawhuska, Okla.
He served with the Navy and Army, and later sold recreational vehicles.
He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Walleye Club and Spokane Camera Club.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Jean; a son, Douglas Seely of Oxnard, Calif.; two daughters, Melanie Powers of Newport, Wash., and Teresa Kunz of Colbert; a sister, Doris Dittmer of Mesa, Ariz; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Poor Clare Nuns, 4419 N. Hawthrone, Spokane, WA 99205, or the American Cancer Society
Published in The Spokesman-Review, (Spokane, WA) – March 31, 1999
[Great-grandson of SGS # 2567- Melvin Raymond; Raymond Earl; Alfred Chapin; Julius Giles (# 2567); Eleazer (# 924); Ebenezer, Justus; John; Benjamin; Nathaniel; Robert]
