Rupert Cloyce Seale, 89, passed away in his sleep due to natural causes early
Monday
morning surrounded by family in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
He was born April 4, 1927, in Pine Grove, Arkansas, the son of the late Thomas Jasper and Sue Gaston Seale. Cloyce was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Verda James Seale, and six siblings, Eunice Randle, Doris Seale, Eula Mae Rucker, Mavis Huneycutt, Cecil Seale and Evelyn Sanders.
Survivors are one son, Irwin (Lloydine) Seale of Sparkman, three daughters, Verda Sue (C.B.) Goins of Little Rock, Brenda (Allen) Garrett of Sparkman and Glenda Bordelon (David Brazeale) of Sparkman, eight grandchildren, Rev. Gary Jackson, Jr., Dr. Justin Seale, Jathan Seale, Joshua Seale, Jessica Ross, Sam Garrett, Scottie Bordelon and C.J. Bordelon, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Cloyce, a World War II veteran of the United States Navy, was also a member of the Sparkman First Baptist Church, a
Sunday
School teacher and retired truck driver for Thermo-Gas. He adored being surrounded by family, working on cars, old or new, camping and boating, traveling with loved ones in his motorhome to various state lakes and attending bluegrass festivals.
Funeral services will be held at
6 p.m.
Wednesday, August 31
at Sparkman First Baptist Church with Revs. Wendell Miller, James Guthrie and Lee Denton officiating.
Family graveside services will be held at
9 a.m.
Thursday
at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Sparkman.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
The family will receive friends from
5-6 p.m.
Wednesday
at First Baptist Church in Sparkman.
Memorials may be made to Chapel Hill Cemetery Fund, c/o Brenda Garrett at P.O. Box 104, Sparkman, AR, 71763.
Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia
.