from the October 12, 1994 issue of The Country Chronicle
Grafton, N.H. – Thelma Rosalie Seamans (73) of Grafton, N.H. passed away October 2nd at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. Born June 28, 1921, the daughter of Clarence Hall and Georgia (Dorr) Hall in Sanford, Maine, she was a resident of Grafton most all of her life and was a graduate of Canaan High School. She was married to Howard Archie Seamans on July 1, 1945. Mr. Seamans died in May of this year. She worked as a spinner in the Baltic Mills for many years. Most of her life was devoted to her family. She was known by many as “Gram” Seamans because of her interest and generosity to many children in this area.
Friends called at the Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon on Thursday, Oct. 6, from 7-9 p.m. A funeral service was held on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the East Grafton Christian Union Church, the Rev. Kevin Schwamb officiated. Burial followed in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Grafton.
Survivors include: a daughter, Sandra Mae Barker of Enfield; a son, Thomas H. Seamans of Grafton; a daughter, Anita Seamans of Grafton; a son, Alan Seamans of Grafton; a daughter, Elaine Stone of Enfield; a son, Howard A. Seamans II of Grafton; a sister, Mary Francis Miller of Los Angeles, Calif.; a sister, Marion Kirker of Center Ossipee; a sister, Alicia Roberts of Alfred, ME; a brother, Richard Hall of Alfred, ME plus many grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.