Bianca Maxson Seager, daughter of Joseph Grafton and Bianca Davis Maxson, was born at Jackson Center, Ohio, Oct., 31, 1863, and died July 28, 1956, in St. Joseph's Hospital in Buckhannon, W. Va. At an early age she was baptized by Rev. Simeon Babcock and joined the Jackson Center Seventh Day Baptist Church. She was united in marriage to Rev. Lely D. Seager, May 24, 1883, with Rev. J. L. Huffman performing the wedding ceremony. To this union were born three sons and five daughters (one of the latter dying in infancy): Roswell P., Salem, W. Va.; H. Bernard, Farina, Ill.; Dr. Lloyd D., Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. F. L. (Olive) Holmquist, Brainerd, Minn.; Mrs. H. R. (Eva) Bezant, McIntosh, Fla.; Mrs. Glenn (Susie) Ford, Buckhannon, W. Va.; and Mrs. Emil (Bertha) deWerff, Memphis, Tenn. Her love for and ability in music enriched the church services in their many pastorates and evangelistic meetings. After the death of her husband, Dec. 6, 1933, she began spending her winters with her son in Salem, W. Va., and her summers with her daughter in Buckhannon, W. Va. She remained very active for one of her age. Besides her children she is survived by 19 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. A short funeral service at the Harbert Funeral Home in Salem, W. Va., on July 29, was conducted by Rev. James L. Skaggs and Dr. S. Orestes Bond. The body was then taken to Farina, Ill., where final services were held in the Seventh Day Baptist Church, July 31, with the pastor, Rev. A. A. Appel, officiating. Interment was beside her husband in the Farina Cemetery.
