Mr. Kyle Edward Seal, age 78, of Covington, Virginia, died Friday, March 14, 2014, at LewisGale Hospital Medical Center, Salem, VA.

He was the husband of the late Beulah Mae Craig Seal.

Mr. Seal was born July 10, 1935 in Rocky Hollow, WV, the son of the late Robert Trenton Seal and Geneva Ira Hazelwood Seal.

He served his country as a member of the United States Army.

Mr. Seal was employed as a millwright by Mead Westvaco before his retirement. He was also an automobile mechanic and enjoyed working outside, hunting and fishing.

Mr. Seal loved bluegrass music and he especially enjoyed listening to his sons and family play and even played both guitar and mandolin himself in his younger days. He also enjoyed the artistic abilities of his grandchildren and other family members.

Mr. Seal attended Church of God of Prophecy on Johnson Creek.

Mr. Seal is survived by two sons, Douglas Trenton Seal and wife, Delores of Lexington and Dwayne Edward Seal and wife, Lisa of Covington; three grandchildren, Robert Kyle Seal, Jason Malcom Seal and Barbara Mae Seal; three sisters, Mary Alma Gills of Hampton, Minnie June Agnew of Richmond, and Shirley Gills of Princeton, WV; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Seal was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Trenton Seal and one sister, Elizabeth Zagaria.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 18, 2014, from the chapel of Loving Funeral Home with Rev. Johnnie Mize officiating. Interment will follow in Alleghany Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Robbie Seal, Jason Seal, Barbara Seal, Glenn Davis, Horace Cooke, Lee Dunbar, Jr. and Butch Lane. The family received friends on Sunday evening from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at Loving Funeral Home.

Arrangements are being handled by Loving Funeral Home; www.lovingfuneralhome1913.com.