Elizabeth “Becky” Creech Seymour, age 81, a resident of Wilmington Island, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Born on March 12, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Marion Wilton Creech and Lucille West Creech of Orangeburg, SC, and the granddaughter of Sam and Mozelle Sanders Creech of Olar, SC and Shelton and Keller Bolen West of Springfield, SC.
Elizabeth attended schools in Springfield and Orangeburg, SC, graduating from Orangeburg High School class of 1949.She attended Columbia Commercial College in Columbia, SC.
She is a retired bookkeeper, a Past Worthy Matron of Order of Eastern Star, a Sunday school teacher for many years and Past President of WMU. She is also a Past President of American Legion Auxiliary, Post 154 at Tybee Island, Georgia, and a past Treasurer of Hunter Spouses Club at Hunter Army Airfield. She is a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Savannah.
In addition to her parents and grandparents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Suzanne Seymour, identical twin of Joanne Seymour; her brother, Willie M. Creech, and her sister, Keller Creech Pace.
Her friends knew her as a person who enjoyed fishing, gardening (flowers), sewing, being with her daughters, grand and great grandchildren and her church. She is also known as a person who saw good in everyone. She was a very forgiving and loving person.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Colonel Kenneth “Ken” W. Seymour, U. S. Army (Retired); four daughters, Nancy Seymour (Craig Trabeaux) and Rebecca Seymour Rodriguez, all of Savannah, GA, Joanne Seymour (Murray Klugman), of Tybee Island, GA, and Karen Seymour (Russell Block) of Daphne, AL; one sister, Jeanette Allen (Gary) of Hamlet, NC; six grandchildren, Carlin Conleay Dixon (John), Gary Michael (Katie) Conleay, Kenneth A. Conleay, Kasey Varnado, Ashley Rodriguez and Rachel Lee, and six great-grandchildren, Hunter Wingrove, Hailey Wingrove, Ava Grace Dixon, Brody Dixon, Campbell (Camp) Conleay and Riley Clark.
The family was to receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Gamble Funeral Service – 410 Stephenson Avenue.
The funeral service was to be held held at 7 o’clock Saturday evening, May 18, 2013, in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Michael L. Locklear. Interment was held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 19, 2013, in Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg, South Carolina conducted by Gary V. Conleay.
Pallbearers: S/Sgt John Dixon, U.S. Army Ranger, Gary Vance Conleay, Kenneth Conleay, Gary Michael Conleay, Hunter Wingrove, Daryl Robertson, and Ladalle Thompson. Honorary Pallbearers: Michael Allen, Gary Allen, Jr., Joey Jernigan, and Phillip Rodriguez.
Please share your thoughts about Becky and her life at www.gamblefuneralservice.com.
Gamble Funeral Service of Savannah is in charge of arrangements.
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