Thelma L. Sellers
Kings MountaiN, NC – Thelma L. Sellers, 91, of 115 Ferguson Dr, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the Kings Mountain Care Center.
Born in Kings Mountain, she was the widow of Gene Milton Sellers and the daughter of the late Andrew Lee and Virginia Falls Burton. Thelma retired from Clevemont Mills in Kings Mountain and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church of Blacksburg.
Surviving Mrs. Sellers are two daughters, Linda Yarbrough and husband, Dwain, of Kings Mountain and Kathy Armstrong of Bessemer City; three sons, Gary Sellers and wife, Susie, Rev. Eric Sellers and wife, Shannon and Mike Sellers, all of Kings Mountain; a sister, Shirley Rucker and husband, Tommy, of Kings Mountain; a brother, Dean Burton, of Kings Mountain; eight grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband of 64 years and her parents, Mrs. Sellers was preceded in death by two sons, Ricky Chambers and Terry Sellers; two sisters, Avel Sellers and Ruby Warlick; three brothers, Dorse Burton, Clarence Burton, and Doyle Burton; and three grandsons, Aron Yarbrough, Casey Sellers, and Colt Sellers.
A funeral service was held on Monday, May 1st, 2023, at 2:00pm at Eastside Baptist Church of Blacksburg with her son, Rev. Eric Sellers, officiating. Interment followed in the Patterson Grove Church Cemetery (Kings Mountain, NC).
The family was at their respective homes.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kings Mountain Care Center, 115 Fergusson Dr, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
The Book of Memories is available at www.gordonmortuary.com.
The Blacksburg location of Gordon Mortuary is serving the Sellers family
Born in Kings Mountain, she was the widow of Gene Milton Sellers and the daughter of the late Andrew Lee and Virginia Falls Burton. Thelma retired from Clevemont Mills in Kings Mountain and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church of Blacksburg.
Surviving Mrs. Sellers are two daughters, Linda Yarbrough and husband, Dwain, of Kings Mountain and Kathy Armstrong of Bessemer City; three sons, Gary Sellers and wife, Susie, Rev. Eric Sellers and wife, Shannon and Mike Sellers, all of Kings Mountain; a sister, Shirley Rucker and husband, Tommy, of Kings Mountain; a brother, Dean Burton, of Kings Mountain; eight grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband of 64 years and her parents, Mrs. Sellers was preceded in death by two sons, Ricky Chambers and Terry Sellers; two sisters, Avel Sellers and Ruby Warlick; three brothers, Dorse Burton, Clarence Burton, and Doyle Burton; and three grandsons, Aron Yarbrough, Casey Sellers, and Colt Sellers.
A funeral service was held on Monday, May 1st, 2023, at 2:00pm at Eastside Baptist Church of Blacksburg with her son, Rev. Eric Sellers, officiating. Interment followed in the Patterson Grove Church Cemetery (Kings Mountain, NC).
The family was at their respective homes.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kings Mountain Care Center, 115 Fergusson Dr, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
The Book of Memories is available at www.gordonmortuary.com.
The Blacksburg location of Gordon Mortuary is serving the Sellers family