Seevers, Velda Arlene

Velda Arlene Seevers found eternal peace with her Lord at age 84 on Sept. 19, 2011. Her passing was witnessed by God at the Manor House in Sigourney. Funeral services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney, where visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial: Rock Creek Cemetery near Ollie.

She was born March 5, 1927, to Frank and Bernice (Parrish) Van Orsdall in Waseca, Minn. She attended school at Waldon, Sigourney, and Ollie, Iowa, graduating from North Hollywood High near Los Angeles, Calif. After moving back to the Ollie area, she married Jimmy LeRoy Seevers, the love of her life, at the Little Brown Church on Nov. 16, 1946. The couple built their lives together on Tick Ridge farmland west of Ollie.

She was active in the I'll Be Seeing You Club, UMW, cancer drives, hospice and the historical society.

Velda and Jimmy spent winters in Texas. They also enjoyed touring on their motorcycle throughout the Midwest, Texas, and riding to Alaska. They flew to Japan to spend a month with a Japanese family. Velda's favorite past times were singing, dancing, crocheting and spending time with family and friends. Her strong relationship with God was witnessed through membership in the United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her two children, Diane (Leonard) Bird, Marengo, and Eddy (Jill) Seevers, Kansas City, Mo.; two grandchildren, Trisha (Aaron) Meyer, Smithville, Mo., and Derek Seevers, Kansas City, Mo.; two great-grandchildren, Adin and Benjamin; and two sisters, Wilma (Billy) Northup, Ollie, and Janet (Eugene) Peck, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; three sisters, Lena Steen, Lillian Helferty and Grace Vandement; and two brothers, Glenn and Ralph Van Orsdall.

A memorial has been set up for Belva Deer Park.

Condolences for the family may be expressed to Ed Seevers, 1116 NE 85th Ct., Kansas City, MO 64155.

Published in The Gazette on Sept. 22, 2011