Mary Seay, age 98, of Knoxville, passed away on April 30.
Mrs. Seay was a member of St. Albert the Great Church and enjoyed swimming and playing tennis.
Mrs. Seay is preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 years, David; parents, Joseph F. Courtney and Mary Boland Courtney; and sisters, Rosalie Courtney and Kathryn Penland of Asheville, N.C.
She is survived by her daughters, Chris (Ralph) Schwarzkopf, of Knoxville, Fran (Bob) Ray of Weaverville, N.C., Patti (David Doerfer) Wood, Nancy (Darrell) Adkins, Carolyn (John Gilbert) Treece, of Knoxville, and a son, Tommy (Vicki) Seay of DeLand, Fla.; a brother, Joe (Susan) Courtney; and Leigh Courtney and Stuart Bohlinger of California; 15 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Seay was a 1944 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School. She lived in Asheville until 1971, when her husband, David, was transferred to Knoxville as a district manager for Winn-Dixie stores.
She was a volunteer at St. Mary’s Hospital for 42 years. She worked during World War II at the CIA headquarters at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, and the postal accounts division of the General Accounting office in Asheville.
A graveside service at Greenwood Cemetery was to be scheduled.
Donations in Mrs. Seay’s memory can be made to Sacred Ground Hospice House, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918, or to Sleep Tight Kids, 110 Doveridge Drive, Columbus, NC 28722.
