- Date Of Birth: January 26, 1920
- Date Of Death: November 11, 2022
- State: Florida
Violet Green Seay, 102, was born on January 26, 1920 in the Greenfield area of Lake City, Florida to George W. & Arie B. Green. She passed away in her sleep in November 11, 2022 under Hospice Care at Solaris Healthcare in Lake City, where she had been recovering from a broken leg since last November.
She came from a very close family of 8 siblings, sisters, Elsie North, Maude Hurst, Fanny Barton, Nellie Coffee and brothers, Julian Pierce “J.P.” Green, Arnold “Jack” Green and William “Calvin” Green. All including her husband of 63 years, Sam W. Seay, Sr., preceded her in death.
She leaves behind her son, Sam (Carole) Seay, Jr. of Titusville; grandson, Michael (Meagan) Seay of Titusville; numerous nieces & nephews and her special friend and caregiver, Donna Hattaway of Lake City.
She graduated from Columbia High School, class of 1937, and went on to get correspondence certificates in Book Keeping, short hand and others. During WWII, she & her sister, Nellie, moved to Jacksonville to work in the war efforts as Book Keepers where in 1945, she met her future husband returning from Europe and started her small family. Over the years, she moved with her husband from Jacksonville to Myrtle Beach, SC to Fitzgerald, GA to Titusville, FL, then back to Jacksonville before returning to Lake City in 1983 to retire.
