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Capt Henry Levert Seaman

17 Oct 1914 – 4 Mar 2005

Birth17 Oct 1914
Death4 Mar 2005
CemeteryOdd Fellows Cemetery
Bayou La Batre , Mobile County , Alabama , USA
Added byAnonymous on 02 May 2014
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Bayou La Batre's Capt. Seaman dies By GERALD HODGES Special to the Register Capt. Henry Levert Seaman, a native of Pecan, Miss., and a longtime resident of Bayou La Batre, died at the family home on Padgett Switch Road on Friday. He was 90. According to his son, Gilbert Seaman, his father's contributions to the Bayou La Batre seafood industry dated back to 1930, when he became captain of the Earnestine, a twin-masted sailing schooner, owned by Rollie Bates. "Of course, like most boys in the Bayou area, he had to quit school to help support the family," Gilbert Seaman said. "He was 16 years old when he started running the Earnestine. Most of their fishing was off the Chandeleur Islands. "The fish had to be salted down, because they didn't carry ice onboard then. Once, they were in such a storm that people gave them up for dead. "The wind blew so hard that all they could do was crawl around on the decks. When they came in the Bayou, the boat was covered with marsh grass and so much debris that folks didn't recognize them." Throughout his career, Henry Seaman owned several boats and served as captain for others on shrimp, oil field and charter boats. "There wasn't anything he couldn't do when it came to navigating in the Gulf," said grandson Barry Graham. "His only instruments were a clock and compass. He would set the clock and use the compass readings to get where he wanted to go. And you could bet he would always get you to the right spot." In addition to helping local organizations, Henry Seaman served as a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Bayou La Batre for more than 60 years. "One of the hardest-working men I've ever known," said former state Senator Bill Menton. "But he didn't just talk about things that needed to be done. If he believed something was good for the Bayou, and it could be done, he saw that it got done." Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Ruby Johnston Seaman; one daughter, Ramona Graham; one son, Gilbert Seaman; one sister, Gladys Lyons; 11 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation for the family will be today at First Baptist Church in Bayou La Batre from 4 to 5 p.m. Friends may visit from 5 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the church. Internment will follow in the Bayou La Batre Odd Fellows Cemetery. Arrangements are being made by Radney Funeral Home. -------------------------

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