Charles Seymour 1946-2015
Charles A. Seymour, Nibaose, 69, Mayetta, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at his home.
He was born Jan. 18, 1946, in Topeka, the son of Ernest and Angeline Whitefish Seymour.
Mr. Seymour was a surveyor for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Road and Bridge Department, retiring about 10 years ago.
He was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Drum Religion.
Survivors include a son, Chris Seymour and wife Gina, in Texas; two daughters, Lisa Fitzgerald, Chicago, Ill., and Angeline Fairchild, in Texas; a brother, Dennis Harrison, Omaha, Neb.; five sisters, Wynona Wahweotten, Laura Abeyta, Julia Masquat and Cindy LeClere, all of Mayetta, and Karen Thomas, Horton; and several grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, John Seymour, Peter Seymour, Ernest Seymour and Robert Clemons; and two sisters, Joy Yoshida and Elmira McClure.
Drum services will be held Thursday evening at the Dance Ground west of Mayetta. Burial will be held Friday afternoon in the Potts Cemetery. Mr. Seymour will lie in state today at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt, where family and friends will meet from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
