Ricky Allen "Rick" Seiner, 53, of Bolivar died from injuries he received Friday evening, Sept. 2, 2005, after he was struck by an automobile while working an accident as an Emergency Medical Technician near Humansville.
Rick was born Nov. 16, 1951, in Springfield Baptist Hospital in Springfield, the son of Robert Allen "Bob" Seiner and Helen Darlene Franklin Seiner. Rick was a 1970 graduate of Bolivar High School. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and trained at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Rick started working when he was 15 years old at Wood's Super Market in Bolivar and worked for 28 years. When the Polk County 911 was established, Rick was employed as a dispatcher and later he completed his training to become an EMT. Rick proudly served the community as an EMT with Citizens Memorial Hospital for the past 10 years. He also taught EMT Board Certification courses for the state of Missouri, worked for the Polk County Fire and Rescue and the Polk County Ambulance. Rick was a dedicated employee, missing only one day of work in 38 years.
Rick was a lifelong resident of Polk County. He grew up on a farm southeast of Bolivar where he helped his dad milk cows. He loved the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team and loved to hunt and fish. He also took pleasure in coaching his sons' Little League baseball teams.
Rick was united in marriage to Mary L. Caraway June 21, 2005. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Bolivar where he and Mary attended.
Surviving are his wife, Mary, of the home; his three sons, Cassidy Seiner of Springfield, Tyler Seiner and Devin Seiner, both of Bolivar; a stepson, Joshua Miller of Hurst, Texas; a stepdaughter, Erin Miller of Bolivar; his parents, Bob and Darlene Seiner of Bolivar; two brothers, Brent Seiner and wife Vesta of Bolivar and Rocky Seiner and wife Patsy of Macon; and his sister, Teresa Parson and husband Mike of Bolivar.
