1915
Gertrude
2007
Gertrude S. Seward
September 17, 1915 — March 18, 2007
HARLINGEN, TX:
Gertrude Seward of Harlingen Texas, entered eternal rest on March 18, 2007, at the age of 91. Gertrude was born September 17, 1915, in Hugo, Oklahoma. She moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1928, at the age of 13 and attended school in Harlingen, TX. She lived in Harlingen until she married Willis J. Seward, September 13, 1937, at which time she moved to La Feria, TX.
Gertrude moved with her husband, Willis, to Old Solis Road, north of La Feria in 1944. All seven of their children grew up on the farm and attended La Feria schools. The family attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, where Gertrude and Willis were married and where all their children were baptized. Gertrude and Willis remained on the farm, until 2003, when they moved to Harlingen, Texas.
Gertrude’s first love was her husband and her family, to whom she gave so tirelessly. She taught her children fairness, honesty and truthfulness, and she told them to always love and be good to each other and others. She had the wonderful ability to make each of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren all feel equally loved and special. Her children will always remember her for her strength of character and for being the “Best Mother in the World.”
At age fifty-five, Gertrude decided to substitute teach in La Feria. She loved working with the students and they loved her. She always took time with them and was a beacon of love and genuine caring.
Gertrude dedicated the largest part of her life to being a good wife, mother, grandmother, and setting a strong example for her family and those who knew her. She had a great sense of humor and was the personification of strength, love and fairness. Nothing made her light up more than a visit from one of her family or getting to hold or see one of her grandbabies or great-grandbabies and to follow their accomplishments as they got older.
Gertrude is survived by her seven loving children, Sarita Hudson, Jeanne Seward, Stanley Seward, Molly Scott, Susan (Phillip) Holland, Dollye Lee and Willis Daniel (Danny) Seward; grandchildren Rita Hudson (Ted) Spears, Iris Hudson (Ardon) Moore, Lori Hudson (Roy) Smith, Tracey Scott (Casey) McGuire, Shawn Scott (Robbie) Thompson, Becky Lee (Brad) Wisdom, and Stacey Lee; nineteen great grandchildren; one brother-in-law, W.H. Seward; three sisters-in-law, Margaret Goodwin, Rita May Boozer and Joy Spaeth; Ruth Mitchell Hider and Bo Spears, both of Hugo, Oklahoma; Evie and Ollie Spears Haese of Conroe, TX; extended family including, Donna Steuver, nieces, nephews and other relatives and family friends.
Gertrude was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Willis J. Seward, her parents, Louis Madison Spears and Mary Malone Hemby Spears; sisters, Gladys Spears and Lillian Spears Runyan; grandson, Kenneth Randall Hudson; son-in-law, Calvin Scott; sisters-in law, Hazel Seward (Eddie) Hugghins, Dollye Seward (Edom) Moon, Bessie Seward (Felix) Till, Myrtle Seward (Frank) Lauer; brother-in-law Alvin Seward and his wife Lee; uncle William Hemby; cousins Ethel and Owen Spears, and many other family members.
The family extends their special thanks to Nora Zavala and family for their
love, dedication, care and compassion; to Dr. John Partin, Sandi Jo Funk Hospice, Sunshine Haven and to all the caregivers who aided and comforted Gertrude in her time of need.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2007, from 12 noon. to 9 p.m.; Family will be present from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Rosary at 7 p.m. at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home.
Funeral Mass will be March 22, 2007. at 3:00 p.m., at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 500 S. Canal (on the corner of Canal and Jessamine) in La Feria, TX and Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in La Feria.
Honored to be pallbearers will be Willis Daniel (Danny) Seward, Stanley Seward, Phillip Holland, Leon Lee, Kenny Scott, and Wayne Powell.
Gertrude touched the lives of many people and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.buck-ashcraft.com.
For those desiring to do so, memorials may be made to Sandy Jo Funk Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2588, Harlingen, Texas 78551 or Sunshine Haven, P.O. Box 4478, Brownsville, Texas 78523.
Arrangements are under the direction of Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home.
Gertrude Seward of Harlingen Texas, entered eternal rest on March 18, 2007, at the age of 91. Gertrude was born September 17, 1915, in Hugo, Oklahoma. She moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1928, at the age of 13 and attended school in Harlingen, TX. She lived in Harlingen until she married Willis J. Seward, September 13, 1937, at which time she moved to La Feria, TX.
Gertrude moved with her husband, Willis, to Old Solis Road, north of La Feria in 1944. All seven of their children grew up on the farm and attended La Feria schools. The family attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, where Gertrude and Willis were married and where all their children were baptized. Gertrude and Willis remained on the farm, until 2003, when they moved to Harlingen, Texas.
Gertrude’s first love was her husband and her family, to whom she gave so tirelessly. She taught her children fairness, honesty and truthfulness, and she told them to always love and be good to each other and others. She had the wonderful ability to make each of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren all feel equally loved and special. Her children will always remember her for her strength of character and for being the “Best Mother in the World.”
At age fifty-five, Gertrude decided to substitute teach in La Feria. She loved working with the students and they loved her. She always took time with them and was a beacon of love and genuine caring.
Gertrude dedicated the largest part of her life to being a good wife, mother, grandmother, and setting a strong example for her family and those who knew her. She had a great sense of humor and was the personification of strength, love and fairness. Nothing made her light up more than a visit from one of her family or getting to hold or see one of her grandbabies or great-grandbabies and to follow their accomplishments as they got older.
Gertrude is survived by her seven loving children, Sarita Hudson, Jeanne Seward, Stanley Seward, Molly Scott, Susan (Phillip) Holland, Dollye Lee and Willis Daniel (Danny) Seward; grandchildren Rita Hudson (Ted) Spears, Iris Hudson (Ardon) Moore, Lori Hudson (Roy) Smith, Tracey Scott (Casey) McGuire, Shawn Scott (Robbie) Thompson, Becky Lee (Brad) Wisdom, and Stacey Lee; nineteen great grandchildren; one brother-in-law, W.H. Seward; three sisters-in-law, Margaret Goodwin, Rita May Boozer and Joy Spaeth; Ruth Mitchell Hider and Bo Spears, both of Hugo, Oklahoma; Evie and Ollie Spears Haese of Conroe, TX; extended family including, Donna Steuver, nieces, nephews and other relatives and family friends.
Gertrude was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Willis J. Seward, her parents, Louis Madison Spears and Mary Malone Hemby Spears; sisters, Gladys Spears and Lillian Spears Runyan; grandson, Kenneth Randall Hudson; son-in-law, Calvin Scott; sisters-in law, Hazel Seward (Eddie) Hugghins, Dollye Seward (Edom) Moon, Bessie Seward (Felix) Till, Myrtle Seward (Frank) Lauer; brother-in-law Alvin Seward and his wife Lee; uncle William Hemby; cousins Ethel and Owen Spears, and many other family members.
The family extends their special thanks to Nora Zavala and family for their
love, dedication, care and compassion; to Dr. John Partin, Sandi Jo Funk Hospice, Sunshine Haven and to all the caregivers who aided and comforted Gertrude in her time of need.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2007, from 12 noon. to 9 p.m.; Family will be present from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Rosary at 7 p.m. at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home.
Funeral Mass will be March 22, 2007. at 3:00 p.m., at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 500 S. Canal (on the corner of Canal and Jessamine) in La Feria, TX and Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in La Feria.
Honored to be pallbearers will be Willis Daniel (Danny) Seward, Stanley Seward, Phillip Holland, Leon Lee, Kenny Scott, and Wayne Powell.
Gertrude touched the lives of many people and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.buck-ashcraft.com.
For those desiring to do so, memorials may be made to Sandy Jo Funk Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2588, Harlingen, Texas 78551 or Sunshine Haven, P.O. Box 4478, Brownsville, Texas 78523.
Arrangements are under the direction of Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home.
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