LIPAN -- E.J. Seymour, 88, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009, at his Lipan residence. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury. Burial: Granbury Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury.
Mr. Seymour was born September 11, 1920, in the Allison Community near Lipan to Edward Seymour and Jewel Tolbert Seymour. He married Francis Rasberry, August 15, 1942, in Morgan Mill. He served in World War II with the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Bliss, and was one of the last mounted troops in the U.S. Army.
A lifelong rancher and cattleman, he worked as foreman for several ranches in the Lipan area. An innovator in the cattle industry, he started the first custom fitting and show cattle business in 1959. He showed cattle for numerous ranches throughout the nation and exhibited the cattle all across the U.S. In 1966, he was honored by the French government for his outstanding herdsmanship and for showing the outstanding bull of the year in the promotion of the Charolais breed of cattle.
In 1972, he founded and operated Seymour Construction and at its incorporation served as president until his death. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s he was involved with the oil and gas industry for mainly two different companies and finally helping to found Seyco Resources, Inc. In the early 1990s, he was elected to the Federal Land Bank board of directors in Stephenville. He helped in the merger of several land banks to form the Lone Star Land Bank, one of the largest institutions of its kind.
Mr. Seymour was a member of Charity Lodge, AF&AM, in Lipan. He was a Master Mason of 63 years and was also a member of the Eastern Star and Scottish Rite. He was a charter member of the Hood County Sheriff's Posse and a charter member of the Hood County Livestock Raisers Association, and he helped found the Hood County Junior Livestock Show. He was a lifelong resident of Lipan and the Allison community and was a member of Allison Baptist Church. To his family he was a loving son, husband, father and mentor.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son and daughter-in-law, Ronie and Thea Jo Seymour; granddaughter, Amanda Seymour; and son-in-law, Benny G. Clark.
Survivors: Wife of 66 years, Francis Seymour of Lipan; daughter, Sandra Clark of Euless; son and daughter-in-law, Monty and Leslie Seymour of Lipan; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Wiley Funeral Home Granbury, 817-573-3000.
(source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - 24 January 2009)
Mr. Seymour was born September 11, 1920, in the Allison Community near Lipan to Edward Seymour and Jewel Tolbert Seymour. He married Francis Rasberry, August 15, 1942, in Morgan Mill. He served in World War II with the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Bliss, and was one of the last mounted troops in the U.S. Army.
A lifelong rancher and cattleman, he worked as foreman for several ranches in the Lipan area. An innovator in the cattle industry, he started the first custom fitting and show cattle business in 1959. He showed cattle for numerous ranches throughout the nation and exhibited the cattle all across the U.S. In 1966, he was honored by the French government for his outstanding herdsmanship and for showing the outstanding bull of the year in the promotion of the Charolais breed of cattle.
In 1972, he founded and operated Seymour Construction and at its incorporation served as president until his death. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s he was involved with the oil and gas industry for mainly two different companies and finally helping to found Seyco Resources, Inc. In the early 1990s, he was elected to the Federal Land Bank board of directors in Stephenville. He helped in the merger of several land banks to form the Lone Star Land Bank, one of the largest institutions of its kind.
Mr. Seymour was a member of Charity Lodge, AF&AM, in Lipan. He was a Master Mason of 63 years and was also a member of the Eastern Star and Scottish Rite. He was a charter member of the Hood County Sheriff's Posse and a charter member of the Hood County Livestock Raisers Association, and he helped found the Hood County Junior Livestock Show. He was a lifelong resident of Lipan and the Allison community and was a member of Allison Baptist Church. To his family he was a loving son, husband, father and mentor.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son and daughter-in-law, Ronie and Thea Jo Seymour; granddaughter, Amanda Seymour; and son-in-law, Benny G. Clark.
Survivors: Wife of 66 years, Francis Seymour of Lipan; daughter, Sandra Clark of Euless; son and daughter-in-law, Monty and Leslie Seymour of Lipan; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Wiley Funeral Home Granbury, 817-573-3000.
(source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - 24 January 2009)
LIPAN -- E.J. Seymour, 88, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009, at his Lipan residence. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury. Burial: Granbury Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury.
Mr. Seymour was born September 11, 1920, in the Allison Community near Lipan to Edward Seymour and Jewel Tolbert Seymour. He married Francis Rasberry, August 15, 1942, in Morgan Mill. He served in World War II with the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Bliss, and was one of the last mounted troops in the U.S. Army.
A lifelong rancher and cattleman, he worked as foreman for several ranches in the Lipan area. An innovator in the cattle industry, he started the first custom fitting and show cattle business in 1959. He showed cattle for numerous ranches throughout the nation and exhibited the cattle all across the U.S. In 1966, he was honored by the French government for his outstanding herdsmanship and for showing the outstanding bull of the year in the promotion of the Charolais breed of cattle.
In 1972, he founded and operated Seymour Construction and at its incorporation served as president until his death. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s he was involved with the oil and gas industry for mainly two different companies and finally helping to found Seyco Resources, Inc. In the early 1990s, he was elected to the Federal Land Bank board of directors in Stephenville. He helped in the merger of several land banks to form the Lone Star Land Bank, one of the largest institutions of its kind.
Mr. Seymour was a member of Charity Lodge, AF&AM, in Lipan. He was a Master Mason of 63 years and was also a member of the Eastern Star and Scottish Rite. He was a charter member of the Hood County Sheriff's Posse and a charter member of the Hood County Livestock Raisers Association, and he helped found the Hood County Junior Livestock Show. He was a lifelong resident of Lipan and the Allison community and was a member of Allison Baptist Church. To his family he was a loving son, husband, father and mentor.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son and daughter-in-law, Ronie and Thea Jo Seymour; granddaughter, Amanda Seymour; and son-in-law, Benny G. Clark.
Survivors: Wife of 66 years, Francis Seymour of Lipan; daughter, Sandra Clark of Euless; son and daughter-in-law, Monty and Leslie Seymour of Lipan; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Wiley Funeral Home Granbury, 817-573-3000.
(source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - 24 January 2009)
Mr. Seymour was born September 11, 1920, in the Allison Community near Lipan to Edward Seymour and Jewel Tolbert Seymour. He married Francis Rasberry, August 15, 1942, in Morgan Mill. He served in World War II with the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Bliss, and was one of the last mounted troops in the U.S. Army.
A lifelong rancher and cattleman, he worked as foreman for several ranches in the Lipan area. An innovator in the cattle industry, he started the first custom fitting and show cattle business in 1959. He showed cattle for numerous ranches throughout the nation and exhibited the cattle all across the U.S. In 1966, he was honored by the French government for his outstanding herdsmanship and for showing the outstanding bull of the year in the promotion of the Charolais breed of cattle.
In 1972, he founded and operated Seymour Construction and at its incorporation served as president until his death. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s he was involved with the oil and gas industry for mainly two different companies and finally helping to found Seyco Resources, Inc. In the early 1990s, he was elected to the Federal Land Bank board of directors in Stephenville. He helped in the merger of several land banks to form the Lone Star Land Bank, one of the largest institutions of its kind.
Mr. Seymour was a member of Charity Lodge, AF&AM, in Lipan. He was a Master Mason of 63 years and was also a member of the Eastern Star and Scottish Rite. He was a charter member of the Hood County Sheriff's Posse and a charter member of the Hood County Livestock Raisers Association, and he helped found the Hood County Junior Livestock Show. He was a lifelong resident of Lipan and the Allison community and was a member of Allison Baptist Church. To his family he was a loving son, husband, father and mentor.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son and daughter-in-law, Ronie and Thea Jo Seymour; granddaughter, Amanda Seymour; and son-in-law, Benny G. Clark.
Survivors: Wife of 66 years, Francis Seymour of Lipan; daughter, Sandra Clark of Euless; son and daughter-in-law, Monty and Leslie Seymour of Lipan; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Wiley Funeral Home Granbury, 817-573-3000.
(source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - 24 January 2009)
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