- Date Of Birth: January 1, 1937
- Date Of Death: January 8, 2022
- State: Idaho
James Allen Seaton, 85
James Allen Seaton, 85, of Kellogg, Idaho, passed away January 8, 2022 at his home in Kellogg, surrounded by his loving family listening to his favorite songs, “Give Me Jesus” and “I Can Only Imagine”. He was born January 1, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois; James was the son of Howard H. and Gertrude (Niles) Seaton.
James attended and graduated from the Plano High School of Plano, Illinois. He then attended Parsons College of Fairfield, Iowa, receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in education and history, where he met his future wife, Norma Blough.
In 1958, Jim and Norma were united in marriage and they continued their education at Parsons College. They greeted their first born, Randy, 2 months before graduating together in 1960! Jim taught 8 years in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Jim and Norma moved to the Silver Valley in 1968 with their 3 children, the youngest, Terry, was 6 weeks old, and Shellie, was 5!
Jim joined an amazing group of teachers and staff in Pinehurst, where he taught social studies to Junior High students before moving to the new Junior High School in Kellogg, where he taught until his retirement in 1997.
The students gave Jim much delight as he brought the subject he loved to life by involving them in the stories of American history, the “good, the bad, and the ugly”. Many students remember his unique way he had of teaching the unit on slavery and the expansion of American into the Western Frontier!
Family and friends were a joy to him.
James is survived by his beloved wife, Norma, of their family home in Kellogg; his daughter, Shellie (Grant) Johnson; two sons, Terry, aka “Bodie” (Darlene) Seaton and Randy (Ann ) Seaton; thirteen grandchildren, twenty-eight great-grandchildren; and his cousin, Sandi Kepka.
James was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter-in-law, Brenda Seaton.
