[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 67 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E413-E414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF KEN SEALS

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 19, 2021

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the life of Ken Seals who passed away on Monday, March 29 at the North 
Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. I join Ken's family and loved 
ones in mourning his loss.
  Ken, born to M.L. and Viola Laprade Seals, grew up in Pontotoc. He 
graduated from Pontotoc High School in 1956 and received his 
associate's degree from Itawamba Junior College. He later attended 
Mississippi State University before joining the United States Army. He 
served in Germany from 1958 to 1961. In 1965, Ken married Shelby Jean 
Seals. The two were married for 45 years until her passing in 2010.
  Ken worked for 33 years as a purchasing agent for Malone and Hyde. He 
was an active member of First Baptist Church and West

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Jackson Street Baptist in Tupelo. He was an avid collector of baseball 
cards and coins.
  Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Diana Lynn; sons, 
Jeffery Lane and Michael Allen; and ten grandchildren.
  I am grateful for the impact of men like Mr. Seals, and I commend him 
for his lifetime of service to family, state, and country.

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