Eugene H. Seiders

H. Eugene “Red” Seiders Gene Seiders, age 92, passed away early Friday morning at his home. He broke his hip over three years ago, and had been in bed ever since. He was born May 13, 1914 in Austin to Bess and Weller Seiders, the second of eight children. Gene was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers. His first brother that he lost was P.W. Seiders who was shot down over Kiel Germany during WWII. In more recent years, he lost Bill Seiders and Buster Seiders. Brothers and sisters surviving him are: Weller Seiders of Austin, Joe Seiders of Georgetown, Doris Massey of Houston and Helen Blaschke of McDade. Gene was a fifth generation Austinite. Texas got it’s independence in 1836 and the very next year his great-great grandfather, Gideon White, came from Alabama to the little settlement on the Colorado River (now Austin) to see about moving his family here. He liked it very much. In the fall of 1837, he went back to Alabama and in the spring of 1838 brought his wife, five daughters and his servants back to this settlement to make his home here. At that time, if not the year before, Edward Seiders of Maine came up the Colorado River with him to this same settlement. Before getting to Texas from Maine he lived in Boston and New Orleans for awhile. Gideon White and Edward Seiders became good friends and awhile later they bought land on Shoal Creek and on up to the Northern part of Austin for $.25 an acre. In 1842 Gideon White, while seeing about his cattle on Shoal Creek, was overtaken by Indians. There was a fight between him and the Indians and Gideon White got the best of a couple of Indians before he was scalped. A few years later, Edward Seiders (Gene’s great-grandfather) married Gideon’s daughter, Louise Maria White. For awhile they lived at the Springs that took their name. Gene was an avid hunter. He loved to hunt dove, quail, ducks, pheasant and deer. He was also a good baseball 3rd baseman in the City League, the Kash Karry team, where he worked and won the City Championship one year. He was very proud of that. Gene worked at the Kash Karry Grocery Store, owned by Mr. A.C. Knippa and Gene’s father’s brother, Grover Seiders. He started as a carry-out boy when he was 13 years old. About 1942 Gene was made Buyer for the store. When he was about 10 years old he had broken his arm and the military service would not take him because of the way his arm was set, and put him in 4F. Gene was with Kash Karry for 57 years. He loved the stores, he loved the customers, and he loved his job as Buyer and Personnel Manager. When he retired (at 70 years old) it took him over five years to get over his retirement. He is survived by his wife of almost 70 years, Violet; his three sons, Terry and wife Sheryl, Roger and wife Pat, and Alan and wife Dyanne; and eleven grandchildren, Scott, Ryan, Rick and wife Emily, Roy and wife Kathi, David and wife Ericka, Steven, Adam, Monika, Stephanie, Alana and Amy; three great-granddaughters, Reese, Christa and Violet. Gene was a wonderful, kind and loving husband, father and grandfather. He had lived a wonderful life. He had many wonderful friends. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 26th at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery Annex. Pallbearers will be his seven grandsons, Scott, Ryan, Rick, Roy, David, Steven and Adam. The family wishes to give their thanks to Girling Hospice for their loving care of Gene, and to his caregivers, Grace Reaves, Ella Easley and Icy Watts. Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com