Sylvia "Darlyne" (Coatney) Seal was born January 18, 1930, in an old two-story farmhouse southeast of Custer City, Oklahoma to Ellen (Randol) and Paul Revere Coatney. With snow piling over the fence lines and the doctor nine miles away, it was her Grandmother Randol that welcomed her into the world. She was named after two of her mother's school friends with a 'y' added to Darlyne to enhance the flow of her mother's beautiful handwriting.   By the time she was 5 years old, the Dust Bowl was in full swing and forced her family to migrate to California. Darlyne started 1 ^st grade in Oakland, CA while her father worked in construction and her mother was a seamstress. After a year, they returned to Oklahoma and back to the farm. She attended elementary school in Custer City and Arapaho. As a child, she loved riding her horse, Topsey, and adventuring with her beloved cousin-friend, Pat Randol. She was adept at elocution and enjoyed performing in front of her school.By 1942, the United States was rationing many items because of WWII. Darlyne liked sugar in her tea but not as much as she liked a little cash in hand and would sell her sugar rations to her older brother, Gene. For the rest of her life, she preferred tea without sugar. While attending Clinton High School, Darlyne was on the tennis team and worked nights at the movie theater. At the age of 15, her younger sister, Shelah, was born, and due to her mother's poor health at the time, Darlyne took on the role of a second mother to her baby sister. This was a role she fulfilled and cherished every day of her life. Darlyne graduated from Clinton High School in 1948 and began school at Southwestern College in Weatherford for two years with the intention of becoming a Home Economics teacher. She enjoyed telling of the times she snuck her little sister into the dorm with her under the nose of the strict house mother and her Delta Delta Delta sorority sisters would keep an eye on Shelah while Darlyne was in class.  It was during this time, that her roommate and dear friend Sybil Clapham invited her to visit her hometown of Seiling with the intention of setting her up with her boyfriend Nevyn Westenhaver's good buddy, Dennis Seal. She often told the story of him driving up, reaching across the front seat to push the passenger door open, and saying with a sparkle in his eye, "Enter at your own risk." She took the risk, and as they say, the rest is history.They married on November 18, 1950, and moved to the Seal family homestead near Lenora, where she lived for 72 years, the last 12 without the love of her life. Born to this union were daughters, Pamela and Sue Ellen, and a son, Don. Times were not always easy for this city girl turned country wife, but Dennis always knew exactly when to load her up and take the drive to see her mother and daddy. Darlyne was an accomplished seamstress and sewed lovely garments for her girls. She made wonderful pies and was especially proud of her delicious German chocolate cakes. Besides raising children and attending all the basketball and baseball games, Darlyne was instrumental in establishing the Lenora United Methodist Church. She served on every committee from Sunday School Superintendent to UMW officer on both the local and district levels. She was a member of the Federated Club, Raymond Home Extension Club, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.For many years, Darlyne was a bookkeeper for Seal Pumping Services. During these years, she and Dennis enjoyed a grand friendship with Jimmy and Marilyn Harrel that would last a lifetime. They had many adventures together traveling for both work and pleasure and loved each other's families as if they were their own.

As time went by, her children grew up, married, and began blessing her with grandchildren. She was an active Grandmother and remained very involved in all of their lives developing a special relationship with each of them. In 1987, Darlyne opened Klothes for Kids in Taloga where she sold children's clothing for a number of years. As her grandchildren grew bigger so did her clothes, and in time "Grandmother's Store" became Darlyne's Designs where she served women far and near with beautiful clothing and heartfelt conversations. The last time she drove herself the 13 miles to the store, she was 91 years old. The last two years, she has been a homebody with four lovely young women helping to care for her and her home. After a short illness, she went to meet Jesus at the age of 92 years and 11 months.She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Ellen Coatney, her brother and sister-in-law, Gene and Barbara Coatney, her grandson-in-law Jeff Higgins, and her dear husband, Dennis Seal.She is survived by her son Don Seal of Taloga, two daughters, Pamela Upchurch of Oklahoma City, and Sue Ellen and husband Joe Farris of Taloga, seven grandchildren Kandy Price and Mark of Binger, Kassidy Eubanks and Brock of Claremore, MaKenzi Higgins of Olathe, Marissa Paine and Michael of Los Angeles, Cinnamon White and Jason of Fairview, Flint Farris and Amber of Taloga, Destiny Howard and Josh of Woodward, and Stevie Overholser of Grove, sister, Shelah Goyer and husband Gary of Olathe, Kansas, as well as four special nieces and nephews, Danny Goyer and Katie of Olathe, Kristi Myers of Olathe, Kara Thomas and Jerid of Emporia, and Ryan Goyer and Amy of Overland Park, fifteen great-grandchildren: Paxton, Parker, and Priscilla Price, Tytus, Beau, and Cash Eubanks, Phoebe Paine, Trinity, Paisley, and Embassy White, Koleman and wife, Maeci Farris, Montana and July Farris, Harlow and Lawsyn Howard, and great nieces and nephews: Forrest and wife, Ellen Goyer, Grayson Goyer, DeAun and Kennadi Myers, Paige and Jaden Thomas, and Leo and Abby Goyer, as well as a large community of family and friends. Darlyne Seal was truly loved and will be missed.

Memorials may be made to the:

Lenora Women's Ministry

c/o Shaw Funeral Home

PO Box 276

Vici, OK  73859