A Beautiful Lady

Evelyn Seay passed away September 22, 2014.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.  She had a quick wit and humor that kept smiles on our faces.  She was loving and kind.  Her door was always open to family and friends.  She made wonderful Southern food.  When Jay and I lived in Virginia, we have happy memories of driving to South Carolina to visit her and Grandpa (when he was alive).  We ate Thanksgiving feasts with family at her home a few times.  Emily and Ivan are so blessed to have been able to get to know her and Grandpa.  I think she will always be in their hearts and memories for which I am so grateful!

The following picture was in her obituary.  I think it is such a lovely picture of her.  

Evelyn (Poteat) Seay

Her obituary:

"Evelyn Poteat Seay, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 22, 2014, at her home. Born October 6, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Dean and Carrie Louella Bennett Poteat, and widow of Roy Calvin Seay, Sr.

Mrs. Seay was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was associated with The Boy Scouts of America and the honored recipient of the District Award of Merit and Silver Beaver Award. She was known for the unconditional love she gave to her family and all whose lives she touched.

Surviving are her daughters, Carol Dean Williams (Jay) of Salt Lake City, UT, Mary Jacqueline Wilson (Terry) of Yucaipa, CA, Nancy J. Cooley (Wayne) of Signal Mountain, TN, and Candace Chapman of Spartanburg, SC; sons, Roy C. Seay, Jr. (Starr) of Spartanburg, SC, and Bob P. Seay (Norma) of Lawrenceville, GA; 39 grandchildren; 71 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren and counting; and her beloved pet, Cocoa. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a sister, Frances Whitlock; and brothers, Everett Poteat and William Poteat.

Visitation will be 1:00-1:45PM Saturday, September 27, 2014, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29307. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 PM, at the Chapel, conducted by Bishop Bryan Fore. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29307."

I miss her very much.  She lived such a good life and helped so many people.  I am happy that she can be with her husband again.  She loved him so much.  Near the end of his life she couldn't bare to be away from him.  The family worried that she didn't get out very much at the time, but she wanted to be there for his care.  She took such good care of him, too.

As I find pictures of her and our family through the years, I will put them here on this blog so I can share them with you.  I thought of this scripture in Doctrine and Covenants.  I wanted to share it because I like it.  I hope all of my loved ones can have sweetness in their lives and sweetness when it's time to go home to Heavenly Father.

D&C 42:46

"And it shall come to pass that those that die in me shall not taste of death, for it shall be sweet unto them;"

I can imagine the happy reunion of Evelyn with her husband, parents, siblings (she was the last living) and others when she crossed to the other side.  Surely it must have been sweet to her.