WILLIAM SEYMOUR III

SEYMOUR, William Francis III, a native of Richmond, Va., born May 13, 1928, son of the late William Francis Seymour Jr. and Katherine Campbell Seymour, both of Richmond, passed away Monday, June 14, 2010. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1949 with a degree in industrial engineering. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1953. He was employed for 35 years by AT&T and C&P Telephone Company of Virginia and retired as District Manager in 1984. He was Telecommunica-tions Manager for the City of Richmond from 1984 to 1991. He was a member and former Vestry member and assistant treasurer of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Bon Air. He was chairman of the Chesterfield County Industrial Development Authority for 30 years. He was past president and life member of the Richmond Host Lions Club and served as District Governor for Lions International District 24-B from 1991-1992 and was a Melvin Jones Fellow and recipient of the Lions International President's Leadership Award. He was an active member and served on the Board of Directors and as president from 1999 to 2000 of the Friendship Force of Richmond. He is survived by his daughters, Patricia Seymour Arthur and husband, Vic, of Winchester, Va., Susan Seymour Chester of Richmond and Mary Katherine "Cammie" Campbell Seymour and husband, Joel Bayle, of Greenville, S.C.; son, William Francis Seymour IV of Richmond; and grandchildren, Carlyle, Scott and James Crenshaw, Mary Kate, Timothy, Caroline and Liza Chester, and Chloe Bayle. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, June 18, at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 8706 Quaker Lane, Bon Air, Va. 23235. A reception will follow at Willow Oaks Country Club. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Richmond Lions Host Club Memorial Trust Fund, c/o Jay Overby, 500 Watch Hill Rd., Midlothian, Va. 23114, or St. Michael's Episcopal School, 8706 Quaker Lane, Bon Air, Va. 23235.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.