Kenneth Rufus Seifers, also known to his family as Thumper, was born on Oct. 22, 1947, to Kenneth and Dorthy Seifers, in Ely, Nevada. He passed away June 14, 2014, in Kingman, Arizona, where he has lived for about 27 years.
He served in the Army during Vietnam War. In 2001, he retired from State Farm Insurance, where he was an adjuster.
He is preceded in death by both of his parents; his sisters, Judy Trujillo and Tina Seifers; and son James Parker.
He is survived by his wife, Irene of Kingman; son, Matt Timko of Reno, Nevada.; daughter, Diana Spencer of Dayton, Ohio; brother, Ted Seifers of Milford, Utah; sisters, Linda Hansen of Kingman and Cookie Lynn of Odessa, Texas; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; seven nieces; and seven nephews.
A memorial will be held June 30 in Kingman, Az.
Linda, Cookie, and family I was so sorry to read this. My prayers are with you all
Linda – you may not remember me…. I’m your Uncle Mac’s grandson Ken who spent the better part of a summer with you in 1966 in Ely. I’m in Ely tonight with my wife on our way home from visiting our son in Denver and we took a long walk around with me reminiscing about that summer and riding double on your Stingray bike all over town… I decided to get online and see if there was any news of Seifers in Ely and I saw this obit for Thumper. I’m so sorry for your loss and send my best wishes to your family. I’d love to hear from you… my email is ken@inconcertsierra.org — and you can go to that website and see what I’m up to these days. Fondly, Ken
I met Thumper when I was 4 years old, He was 6 to 8 years older than me. Thumper was like a big brother. he took myself and Johnny Gianola in, he protected us from the local bullies, he made sure Johnny and I were not left on the sidelines in baseball and football. they said we were too little to play, Thumper insisted and took us on his team. I remember him giving Johnny and I rides on his Cushman, one at a time to Pete’s drive-inn to buy us icecream. As I grew up and moved up the ranks I followed Thumpers lead, protecting the little guys from bullies, etc. Thumper was a great guy and a hero of Johnny’s and mine. we were both saddened greatly by his passing.