Gwendolyn M. Seawright

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Seawright passed away last friday, February 3rd, surrounded by family in Concord, CA. Gwendolyn McCracken was born on January 25th, 1928 in Bringhurst Indiana to S.B. and Helen McCracken. At age 5 she moved to Attica Indiana where she spent the remainder of her childhood along side her brother Jim and sister Jeanette. She attended Indiana university and Lindenwood college and ultimately graduated Buttler university with a BA in elementary education in 1950. While attending university Gwen met the love of her life, Jerry Seawright whom she married on august 27th, 1950.

After teaching a few short years in Indianapolis, Gwen and Jerry moved to Southern California. They later relocated to the Bay Area where they made a rich life for themselves and their children from 1952 to 1991. In 1991 they retired to Lake Wildwood in the sierra foothills where they built their dream house and enjoyed many friends, clubs, and memories until Jerry passed away on May 16, 2004.

Gwen's interests included her children, grandchildren, reading, old movies, big band music of the 40's, dancing with her husband, card games with friends, and the red hat society. She was a member and/or involved in the delta gamma social sorority, LWW social committee, bible study, LWW women's club, bunco groups, and the Concord Blue Devils drum and bugle corps.

Gwen is survived by her daughters Nanci Montgomery and Kris Seawright, her granddaughters Jasmine Season, Felicity Maldonado, and Kurstin Kyle, and her great grandchildren Marcos, Jaxon, Olivia, and Emree.

She is preceded in death by parents S.B. and Helen McCracken, sister Jeanette Helms, brother Jim McCracken, and husband of 54years, Jerry Seawright.

Services to be hosted by the Penn Valley community church at the Penn Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church at 17645 Penn Valley Dr, Penn Valley CA at 3:00 pm on Saturday, February 18th. Any flowers may be brought to the church. If you desire you may direct any donations to the Blue Devils Scholarship Fund in Gwen Seawright's name.

We will miss our mother, grandma and great grandma terribly, but feel comforted by the knowledge that she can finally dance with her Jerry again.