Seals, Homer

Homer Seals of the Seals, Roberts and Walker Mining Company is reported to be in a serious condition. He and Mrs. Seals are now in Denver Colorado. They went to Albuquerque New Mexico, a few months ago, but as Mr. Seals' health did not improve, they went to Denver, hoping the change would prove beneficial. J. W. Roberts will leave today for Denver to visit Mr. Seals.

The funeral of Homer Seals, widely known mining operator, who died Sunday night in Denver, will be at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Methodist church, of which he was a member. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Don H. LaGrone, pastor. Masonic services will be held at the grave in G.A.R. cemetery at Miami. Mr. Seals was a member of the Blue Lodge at Commerce Oklahoma, of the McAlester consistory of Scottish Rite Masons and of the Akadar temple of Shriners, Tulsa. The body was expected here this afternoon.

Funeral services for Homer Seals, well known mining operator, were held Wednesday afternoon at the First Methodist church, of which he was a prominent member. The auditorium was filled by friends of Mr. Seals and his family. There was a profusion of floral pieces. The Rev. Don H. LaGrone, pastor of the church, spoke extolling the life of Mr. Seals. Miss Dorothy Patswald, supervisor of music in the Quapaw Oklahoma schools, sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "When They Ring Those Golden Bells," and a quartet composted of V. L. Krucker, Harry Ballinger, John Worley and Wilbur Worley sang "Going down the Valley." Pallbearers were associates of Mr. Seals on the board of directors of the Security State bank, of which he was vice-president. They were D. H. Wilson, W. P. Howard, Charles Neal, A. R. Newport, George Provine, and M. F. Owens. Burial was in G.A.R. cemetery of Miami. Masonic rites were conducted at the grave. Mr. Seals, who was secretary-treasurer of the Seals, Roberts and Walker Mining Company, developer of several profitable mines in the Tri-State district, died Sunday night in a sanitarium at Denver, where he had gone several months ago for his health. He was 47 years old. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Maude Seals, and one son, Denver Seals, who is assistant cashier of the Security State bank. The funeral was under the direction of the Cooper undertaking company.

Possibly because eagles ride above the storms, the White Eagle Mine at Lincolnville Oklahoma has not been shut down during the recent cold spell of 1916. This mine, which was an indifferent producer many years ago, was taken over last July by Homer Seals of Joplin Missouri. When the water was drained out of the old mill shaft a good face of fairly rich dirt was shown the mill was fixed and production has been steady since. [This was a reprinted article from a 1916 newspaper]