Anna Ruth Seals

Anna Ruth Hazley-Seals, also known as Bootsie/Bootleg/Momma Seals, was born on Saturday, February 22, 1943 in Akron, Ohio. She was born the fourth of five children of her parents Sweetie Mae Bridges-Hazley and Robert Houston Hazley II. As a child Bootsie was feisty, independent, and strong-minded child. She would live her life as she saw fit, and no one could detour her decisions. Anna married the love of her life on August 11, 1062. She stayed married to her husband for 59 years and reared four children. Anna and her husband resided in Akron for many years after getting married. Eventually the decision was made to relocate to Warren, Ohio to support her husband and his occupation of choice. Anna packed up and made the move. After seeing each of her four children through high school, anna and her husband decided that one last move to Columbus, Ohio would be best because of health issues.

Bootsie was employed for some years during her lifetime, but her passion was in being a wife and homemaker and raising their children. She retired from raising her children in June of 1988, but her motherly and wifely duties continued until her passing on Tuesday, September 14, 2021.

Bootsie was preceeded in passing by her parents Sweetie Mae Bridges-Hazley and Robert Houston Hazley II; 4 siblings; Viola Pearl Hazley-Williams, Geraldine Louise Hazley Williams, Flora Elaine Hazley-Smith and Robert Houston Hazley III; 2 grandchildren, Tashay Eugenia Cherelle Hunter and Dezmon Morre’ll Davis.

Surviving family members include her husband Paul Seals Jr.; four children Robert Paul Seals, Marlin Earl Seals, DeeAnna Lynn Seals-Davis, and Eugenia Louise Seals-McMillion; 8 grandchildren plus one bonus granddaughter, Dominique Shanel Sims; 12 great grandchildren and a host of family and friends.

Private Visitation 5:00 PM and Private Funeral Service 6:00 PM Saturday, September 25, 2021 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave. (one block east of Noe Bixby, turn North on Lonsdale Rd). Tickets, Mask and Social Distancing are required.