RITA BARBARA SETH

Rita Barbara Seth passed peacefully in her sleep at home on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

Mrs. Seth was born on Sept. 26, 1923, in Erie, Pennsylvania, to Charles and Caroline McCooey. In 1945, she married Richard Seth and subsequently traveled the world as an Army wife and giving birth to eight children. In 1968, the couple moved to the Sumter area, where Mrs. Seth has lived ever since.

In addition to her role as mother and grandmother, Mrs. Seth was an avid gardener. She enjoyed golf and belonged to a bowling league into her 90's. Mrs. Seth was an active member of St. Anne's Church.

Mrs. Seth was preceded in death by a stillborn son, John Patrick Seth, in 1945; her husband, Richard George Seth, in 1976; a grandson, Roland Huebner, in 2002; her three sisters, Anna McCleary, Marion Baierski and Lucille Grygier; and a brother, Charles Henry McCooey.

She is survived by her seven children, Carolyn and Fritz Huebner, Donald Seth, J and Tonia Seth, Donna Seth, Mary Ellen and Ray Davenport, Deby and Mark Wright and Kathy and Bill Geddings. In addition, Mrs. Seth leaves 22 grandchildren and 66 great-grandchildren.

A Rosary service will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. A visitation will follow the Rosary service from 6 to 7 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home.

A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Anne and St. Jude Roman Catholic Church. The interment will be held in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.