Rupert Clyce Seale

Rupert Cloyce Seale, age 89, of Sparkman, passed from this life on Monday, August 29, 2016 at the Plaza at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. He was born April 4, 1927 in Pine Grove, Arkansas, the son of the late Thomas Jasper and Sue Gaston Seale. Cloyce was a retired truck driver for Thermo-Gas and a World War II veteran of the United States Navy. He was a member of Sparkman First Baptist Church. Cloyce was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Verda James Seale, siblings, Eunice Randle, Doris Seale, Eula Mae Rucker, Mavis Huneycutt, Cecil Seal 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, Dr. Justin Seale, Jathan Seale, Joshua Seale, Sam Garrett, Jessica Ross, Scottie Bordelon and C.J. Bordelon, twelve great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2016 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 in Chapel Hill Cemetery at Sparkman. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Pallbearers will be the grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Chapel Hill Cemetery Fund, c/o Brenda Garrett, P.O. Box 104, Sparkman, Ark. 71763. Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the guest book.