Collins, MS

John Lee Sellers

Graveside services for Mr. John Lee Sellers will be held at 10:00am Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at the Ora Cemetery in Collins, MS. Mr. Sellers, 81, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018, at his residence in Collins. Reverend Randy Sanford and Reverend Kent McKenzie will officiate and interment will be in the Ora Cemetery in Collins, MS.

Wade Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers will be Cleve Fortenberry, Nathaniel Sellers, Neal Sellers, Wesley Sellers, Micah Lott, and Terry King.

John Lee Sellers was born February 27, 1936 in Soso, MS to Robert Lee Sellers and Rosie Gray Sellers. Mr. Sellers was a truck driver in the agricultural industry, and a veteran of the United States Army. He attended the Sunset Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father; 1 daughter, Rose Stapleton; and several siblings.

Mr. John Lee Sellers is survived by his wife, Shirley King Sellers of Collins; 4 sons, John Robert Sellers of Collins, Bobby Wayne Sellers of Collins, Travis Dwayne Sellers and his wife Evelyn of Collins, and Billy Joe Sellers and his wife Candice of Collins; 10 grandchildren; 1 sister, Lena Faye Ponder of Seminary; and 1 brother, Kent Sellers of Collins; as well as a host of other family and friends.

Visitation will be Tuesday, February 6 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Wade Funeral Home.