Apparently Seratt was deeply religious and not interested in secular music though, which brought his Sun career to an early close, thought there was apparently a second Sun recording session that was released on a St. Francis label - Make Room in the Lifeboat for Me and Jesus Means All to Me.
A defunct blog titled Snowy's Music Originals described his departure as follows: "Stunningly simple and a beautiful record. It barely sold out its first scant pressing. And then Seratt and his acoustic guitar and harmonica were gone. Wheelchair and all. Back to Arkansas and the St. Francis Church in Blytheville, and then on to California." This is corroborated by a last.fm biography that states, "Howard was born in Manilla, Arkansas, on March 9, 1922. He was a highly skilled watchmaker, who owned Howard's Jewelry Store in San Jacinto, California. The local newspaper had written him up as businessman of the week in March 1971, revealing the story of a well-liked pillar of the religious and business community, without even mentioning Howard's other career in music." Although his musical inclinations were not mentioned in the article, photos show Howard in a country gospel band as late as 1978. He passed away on March 23, 1989.
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