Hilda Seay : Obituary

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Hilda Taylor Seay, age 86, of Blairsville, Georgia, who passed away Monday, September 26, 2011 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.Mrs. Seay was born in Franklin, Georgia, on Monday, December 8, 1924, a daughter of the late Kenion Ambers Taylor and the late Baxter Elijah Adams Taylor. She was a homemaker and had been living in the Blairsville area since 2004, moving here from Albany, Georgia. Mrs. Seay was a Charter Member of Porterfield United Methodist Church in Albany. She was an active member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class there. Preceding her in death was her husband of 49 years, Harold Seay; and two brothers, Henry Taylor and Charley Taylor.

She is survived by and will be missed greatly by all of her family: daughter and son-in-law, Martha Ann Collins and Bill Collins of Blairsville; son and daughter-in-law, John Harold Seay and Linda Seay, of Thomson, Georgia; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Kenneth Seay and Mary Lee Seay, of Macon, Georgia; and daughter and son-in-law, Mary Alice and Rick Hinman of Preston, Georgia; Sister, Wilma Giles, of Locust Grove, Georgia; Seven Grandchildren: Bryan Collins, Elizabeth Earnst, Brooke Hold, Wesley Seay, Michelle Lucas, Taylor O’Hearn, and Adam O’Hearn. Eight Great Grandchildren: Anna Collins, Hollyn Hold, Lynley Hold, Milyn Hold, Jacob Collins, Mary Evelyn Seay, Robert Seay, and Avery Hamlin. Many other relatives and friends also survive.

Graveside services are scheduled for Thursday, September 29, 2011, at 3 p.m., at the Chapel of Crown Hill Mausoleum in Albany, with Rev. Robert Orr officiating. Special music will be presented by Linda Mayo. Grandsons will be serving as pallbearers. The body will lie in-state at the graveside beginning at 2 p.m.

No visitation will be held in Blairsville.

The family has suggested that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.

Arrangements have been entrusted by the family to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please share your condolences with the family at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com