Marilyn Martha ‘Mi Mi’ Seal Henley Schilling

Published 10:13 pm Friday, September 18, 2015

Marilyn Martha “Mi Mi” Seal Henley Schilling, 82, of Pine, passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family.

She was a member of Pine First Baptist Church and an office employee of Circle-T in Franklinton for more than 30 years.

Mi Mi enjoyed sewing, doing crafts, cooking and spending time with family and friends. She loved to laugh and was always a loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many. Mi Mi will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

She is survived by: two sons and a daughter-in-law, David Henley, and Danny and Cherie Henley; grandsons, Bo Henley, Grayson Henley and Chelsea Magee, and Kenny Doby Jr. and companion Chelsea Casanova; a great-grandson, Brayden Henley; great-granddaughter, Saige Doby; six siblings and their spouses, Daniel and Ann Seal, Lavelle “Bernie” and Nancy Seal, Tommy and Audrey Seal, Alice Seal Devries and Wayne Devries, Walton and Sanduel Seal, and Joann Seal Taylor and John A. Seal; a sister-in-law, Sybil Seal; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwight Schilling, the father to her children Bobby Henley; parents, Bernice Seal and Maxine Moore Seal; her infant twin brother; brother and sister-in-law Colin Seal and Ivy Vogt Seal; brother, Johnny Seal; sister, Ida Rose Seal; and granddaughter, Theresa Doby.

Visitation will be at Pine First Baptist Church on Sunday, Sept. 20, from noon until 3 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the church with the Rev. Leon Hickman and the Rev. David Easterling officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to Pine First Baptist Church’s Building Fund, 27043 Hwy 62, Franklinton, LA 70438.

Pallbearers will be Grayson Henley, Kenny Doby, Darin Seal, Andrew Taylor, Wayne Henderson and Wes Stewart.

Crain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.