Mary Emma Sellers Smilie died April 3, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, 2024, with visitation at 2:00, in the sanctuary of Whitfield United Methodist Church, 2673 Fisk Road, Montgomery, AL, with the Rev. Lynn Smilie Nesbitt officiating.
She was born in May of 1930, at the home of her paternal grandparents Joe and Mary Amason Sellers in Ramer, Alabama. She married Loyd D. Smilie on June 14, 1953, in Ramer. She was a member of Whitfield United Methodist Church and a former member of St James United Methodist Church. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents Emma Lee Petrey and W. Gilbert Sellers, Sr., her great-granddaughter Amelia Claire Kottyan, son-in-law David Bollinger, and sister-in-law Ethel Sellers. She is survived by daughters Lynn Smilie Nesbitt, Lucinda Smilie Chappelle (Lewis Calvin “Chip”), and Mary Loyd Bush; brother Gilbert Sellers, Jr.; grandchildren Leah Nesbitt Kottyan (Kameron Mogadam) and David Gilbert Nesbitt (Katie); great grandchildren Isabelle Claire Kottyan, Ian Michael Kottyan, Mary Emma Nesbitt, and Elizabeth Katherine “Elsie” Nesbitt.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hills Chapel Cemetery Association, c/o Chris Berry, 922 Broadway Trail, Ramer, AL 36069; Huntingdon College, Loyd D. Smilie Scholarship Fund, 1500 E.Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106; or the charity of your choice.
Correspondence to Mrs. Smilie’s family may be sent to 3604 McRae Loop Apt F, Montgomery, AL 36116.
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