Larry “Bub” Seeley moved to Heaven at 4:45 p.m. on November 27, 2024, at his home in Dickson, Oklahoma. Larry and his twin, Rhonda “Suzy,” were born to Ben and Viola Quinton Seeley on February 25, 1951, in Sulphur. He was a proud member of the Chickasaw Nation through grandparents as original enrollees. He attended school in Sulphur his entire life and graduated in 1969.
In high school, Larry excelled in football and baseball and cooked part time in a local diner. After graduation, he went to work for Sequoyah Carpet Mills. Larry and his sisters were well known for singing at many churches, weddings, and funerals in Southern Oklahoma. In March of 1974, Larry was hired at Uniroyal Tire Company in Ardmore where his badge number was 1680. He was proudly employed there for 36 years, 4 months and 12 days, retiring in 2010. Larry loved everything OU after his dad took him to his first football game when he was a young boy.
Larry met Sammie Jo Minyard at Uniroyal and they were married on September 9, 1988, in Enville, Oklahoma. They established their first home in Enville before moving to Dickson in 1991.
Larry rededicated his life to Christ at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ardmore in 2017 being baptized there on February 4, 2018. He sang in the choir, taught Bible study as needed and was a member of the kitchen committee along with his wife. Larry and Walter Grady formed a duo and sang at Emmanuel and local churches.
Larry was affectionately known as Bub, Bubby, Squeeze Muffin, Dad, and Pop but his heart melted when he was called, Papa!
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, William and Tula Quinton; paternal grandparents, Walter and Mamie Tushkatomby Seeley; parents, Ben and Viola Seeley; sisters, Donna Bellefeuille and Sharon Sartors; a niece, Cris Bellefeuille; brothers-in-law, Russell Bellefeuille and Rick Priddy; and in-laws, Jim and Jereta Minyard.
Larry is survived by a twin sister, Rhonda “Suzy” Priddy, Sulphur; wife, Sammie Jo Seeley, of the home; daughter, Schelle Seeley-Armstrong and husband, David, Sulphur; son, Shawn Seeley and wife Katy, Lawton; son, Skip Seeley and wife Whitney, Sulphur; daughter, Annie Morgan and husband Dylan, Dickson. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Logan, Marissa, Brianna, McKayla, Lexy, Jax, Jagger, Courtney, Hazel and Z.J.; and one great-grandchild, Decklin. Larry is also survived by brothers and sisters-in-laws, Buger and wife Deleta Minyard, Marietta, Deborah Stepp, Dickson, Nancy Minyard and Kent Porterfield, Burneyville, Chub and Candace Minyard, Marietta, Janet Taylor, Bristow.
Casket bearers were Shawn Seeley, Skip Seeley, David Miller, Deborah Stepp, Nancy Minyard, Derrick Priddy, Benji Sartors and Chuck Bellefeuille. Honorary bearers are Derrie Minyard, Verlon Duggan, Walter Grady, Morris Nalls, Buger Minyard, and Chub Minyard In lieu of flower arrangements, the family asks that you honor Larry by donating to Emmanuel Baptist Church Building Fund, 120 Veterans Blvd, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 or to Abundant Life Church, P.O. Box 388, Sulphur, Oklahoma 73086.
Funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 2, 2024, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Ardmore with Donny Custar officiating. Interment was at Provence Cemetery, Dickson. Services were under the direction of Watts Funeral Home, Madill, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to wattsfuneralhome.com.
