6/3/1941 – 4/25/2023
Eureka, Kansas
James Franklin “Jim” Seymour of Eureka, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 81.
He was born on June 3, 1941, in Eureka, the son of Harold and Berta Mildred (Hughes) Seymour. He was raised in Sallyards, attending Reece schools through grade 8, and then graduating from Eureka High School with the Class of 1959. On August 28, 1960, Jim was united in marriage to Marilyn Fern Milliken in Eureka. To this union three children were born. They made their home in Topeka, while Jim was attending Washburn University. While there he played football and baseball.
After completing a bachelor’s in education, the family moved to Cassoday where he taught for two years. He later was a teacher and coach in El Dorado, and Eureka. He was the head baseball coach in El Dorado and their winning record remains unbeaten. In Eureka, he taught English, Psychology, Physical Education, and Driver’s Ed, and was the head basketball coach. After retiring from teaching, they lived in Emporia. Jim worked at Eureka Federal Savings and Loan and Farm & Home Insurance. In 1985, he and Marilyn returned to Eureka where he ran the Sears store for several years. Jim later became a corrections counselor at Winfield Correctional Facility and Wichita Work Release. He retired in 2003 as a State of Kansas parole coordinator.
Jim was a member of the Christian & Congregational Church and was a past moderator of the church board. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Jaycees, and the Greenwood County Historical Society Board.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn of the home; three children: Jamie and husband, Rob Hulse of Lawrence; Amy and husband, Brent Hayen of Canton; and Jon and wife, Lyndsay Seymour of Park City; seven grandchildren: Drew and wife, Whitley Hulse; Nate Hulse and partner Aletha Loeb; Trey Hulse; Jessica and husband, Austin LaRue; Cali and husband, Tony Ramsey; Josey Seymour; and Allie Seymour; and four great-grandchildren: Truman Bradley, Hallie Grace, Henry James, and Hudson. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings: Catherine Louise Beedles; Doris Juanita Butler; Kenneth Albert Seymour; Harold Edward “Eddie” Seymour; and Ila Jean Treat.
The family would like to express their utmost gratitude to Dr. Mike McClintick and the medical team at CareArc Clinic, and to everyone at Greenwood County Hospital, especially the nurses, who have provided such phenomenally kind, compassionate and skilled care for Jim.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka with Pastor Stan Seymour officiating. Cremation has been effected. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Eureka Junior Senior High School (Jim & Marilyn Seymour Scholarship), the Greenwood County Historical Society, or to the Christian & Congregational Church. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, PO Box 595, Eureka KS 67045, which is overseeing arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family online, at koupfunerals.com.
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