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Submitted: 10/2/09 • Approved: 1/29/24 • Last Updated: 2/1/24 • R243114-G243113-S3
Martin
1844 - February 17, 1936
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Thursday, February 20, 1936
PROMINENT AGED RESIDENT DIES NEAR CENTERTON
Funeral services for Martin Luther Seamster, aged 91, father of Judge Lee Seamster of Fayetteville, chancellor of this, Thirteenth Arkansas District, and Attorney Alvin Seamster, Bentonville, and Jess Seamster, owner of the Seamster Lumber Company here at Bentonville, who died at his home two miles northwest of Centerton at 2:30 o’clock on Monday afternoon, Feb. 17th, 1936, after a short illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Mount Pleasant church, near Hiwasse, this county, with burial in the Mount Pleasant cemetery beside his wife who died several years ago.
Mr. Seamster had been suffering with a heart ailment for two or three weeks but his condition was not considered serious and his death was unexpected.
Mr. Seamster was a pioneer resident of Benton County, moving from Missouri to near Pea Ridge in 1866. He later moved to near Batie, west of Gravette, and in 1891 moved to the location of his present home.
He was married to Miss Nancy Jane Cole on March 2nd, 1871, near Elkhorn Tavern, in Benton County. Mrs. Seamster died in October 1927.
Mr. Seamster was a member of the Baptist Church, and served as justice of the peace for more than 20 years.
Mr. Seamster is survived by one daughter, Mrs. A.M. Crouse of near Centerton; six sons John W. Seamster, Miami, Okla.; Roy Seamster, Hiwasse; Jess Seamster and Attorney Alvin Seamster, both of Bentonville.
Nancy
October 18, 1852 - October 8, 1927
*Obituary
Benton County Herald
Thursday, October 13, 1927
In the death of Mrs. Nancy Jane Seamster, wife of M.L. Seamster, which occurred at 2:30 o'clock Saturday morning, October 8th, 1927 at their home near Centerton at the age of 74 years, 11 months and 20 days. Benton County lost one of its best loved women and most highly respected pioneer residents. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Cole, Nancy Jane Cole was born in Barry County, Mo. October 18th, 1852. Her father, a Southwestern Missouri pioneer, was also a resident of Arkansas and of this county for some time prior to his death in 1894. At the age of 18 she was converted and joined the Missionary Baptist Church of which she continued to the end a faithful and consistent member, the influence of her Christian character affecting not only her own family and neighbors but a wide circle of friends and acquaintances throughout her long life. On March 2nd, 1871 she was married in Barry County, Mo. to M.L. Seamster, a native of North Missouri. Fifty years of their happy married life of nearly 57 years were lived in Benton County, Ark., where they reared a family of ten children. The first of their children to die was Walter in 1897 at the age of 21. In 1925 they lost another son, Robert, aged 43. Besides her husband, now 83 years of age, Mrs. Seamster is survived by seven sons and one daughter: John W. of Fayetteville, Ark.; Marion of Miami, Okla.; Mrs. A. M. Crouse, Roy and Bert of Bentonville; Lee of Fayetteville and Alvin and Jesse of Bentonville. She also leaves five brothers: James H. Cole of Arlington, Wash.; Joe of Egger, Ark.; Jasper N. of Muldrow, Okla.; John C. of Colorado Springs and Bob of California; also a number of grandchildren and many other relatives. Although far advanced in years both Mr. and Mrs. Seamster have always been unusually active and her sudden going was a severe shock to her friends throughout this section as well as to her own family to whom it was wholly unexpected, her last illness lasting only a few minutes. The funeral services, attended by hundreds of friends, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Mount Pleasant church by the Rev. T.F. Jones who has been pastor of the Bethlehem Church, where she had her membership for a number of years. Interment was made in the family plot in the Mount Pleasant cemetery. Her kindly life-long interest in the people of Benton County, whether known to her personally or not, was evidenced in so many ways and among the many newspaper clippings relative to Benton County people and events which she had carefully saved throughout the years were all the obituaries appearing in the Benton County Democrat over a period of 35 years.
Contributed on 10/2/09 by wfields55
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