Lorraine Louise Seago was born March 20, 1913, in Elk City, Beckham county, Oklahoma, and passed away December 7, 2006, at the Pinehurst Alzheimer Special Care Center in Tyler, Texas, where she had been a resident since 2002.

Lorraine attended Cheyenne High School in Cheyenne, Oklahoma.

She married her high school sweetheart, Freeman Clyde "Pete" Seago, on June 28, 1930, in Sayre, Oklahoma. Pete preceded her in death on April 19, 2002.

A gifted athlete, Lorraine won best athlete in the county while in high school.

Blessed with a hardy resilience, a keen intelligence, a warm sense of humor and a sharp wit, Lorraine and Pete survived during the Great Depression.

In 1942, Lorraine and Pete moved their family to Tulsa. In February 1963, they relocated to Tyler, Texas.

Lorraine loved to play contract bridge and developed life long friendships with her bridge partners.

She was an active member of the University Church of Christ {formerly known as Omen Road Church of Christ} in Tyler until Alzheimer's prevented her from participating in church services.

Lorraine is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Vicki Kay Seago Mansheim and Frank Mansheim of Dallas; son and daughter-in-law, Timothy Joe Seago and Elizabeth "Libby" Bentley Seago of Tyler; son and daughter-in-law Stanley Kris Seago and Donna Goehring Seago of Austin; one granddaughter, Lisa Michelle Seago Hamm, and husband, Wesley Huston Hamm of Tyler; two step-grandsons, Jerry Dale Mansheim of Oklahoma City; and Gary Ben Masnsheim and wife, Rachel Martha Riojas of Fort Worth; and two great-grandsons, Jack Wesley Hamm and Matthew Huston Hamm, both of Tyler.

Her parents, husband, and a grandson, Michael Sean Seago of Tyler, preceded her in death.

A private graveside service was held Sunday, December 10, 2006 at Cathedral in the Pines, 7825 S. Broadway, Tyler.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheier's Alliance of Northeast Texas, 3613 S. Broadway, Ste. 401, Tyler, Texas 75701.

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