Rebecca Seward

CHAPIN - Rebecca Seward passed away March 16, 2010. She was born in Pulaski County, VA, daughter of W.E. and Ellen McMillan. She is survived by her husband, Frank Seward, of 56 years of marriage; a son, Thomas Seward; grandson, Sean Seward; two daughters, Terri Ellen Seward, and grandson, Wyatt, Sandra Janie Seward and grandson, David; sister, Emma Raines, Nashville, TN; brothers, Paul McMillan, Jacksonville, FL, Lynn McMillan, Hampton, VA; and many nieces and nephews, primarily in Virginia. Rebecca Seward served three years in the Air Force during the Korean War. She also received a personal letter of recognition from President Carter during her federal employment of 22 years with General Services Administration (GSA) in Washington, D.C., as a financial management analyst. She retired in 1994 and moved from Alexandria, VA, to Chapin, SC. Rebecca E. Seward was a woman in military service and her name is inscribed inside the arch entrance of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Due to Mrs. Seward's unselfish and admirable donation to the "Gift of Body" program at the Medical University of South Carolina, there will be no funeral services; her services were held at her home.