He is preceded in death by his parents, David Clinton Sellers Sr. and Jean LaVerne Sellers. His sister, Theresa LaVerne Hawkins. As well as his niece Kristy LaVerne Walker. Surviving David are Courtney Hawkins- niece, Serenity Spurgeon- great niece, Emily Alexander- great niece, Evan Andrews- great nephew, Eli Andrews- great nephew. He was also very close with Lauren Mansell and family, who grew up with the Sellers family. As well as Billy Wilburn who grew up with David and Theresa.
David had a few nicknames growing up. The most popular two being Rascal and Brother. To his nieces, nephews and family, he was always Uncle Brother.
Growing up on the North Side, Rascal attended Sam Houston High School. As an adult, he worked for his father's company, Sellers Plumbing. He also shared a passion for race cars with his father David Sr. They could be seen on Saturday nights through the smoke and exhaust on the dirt track, racing their projects and winning trophies that sometimes stood 4 ft. tall.
Brother later started another hobby, and became locally famous as the 'Mater Man'. For a decade or more, he could be seen selling his delicious tomatoes and other fresh vegetables on the side of FM 830 Rd. He grew an extensive garden for his produce and relied heavily on his knowledge of seed and veggies. He was able to build such a large community within Willis from his vegetable growing, that he eventually had to create a Facebook page dedicated to sharing information about his produce stand.
Brother was passionate about a lot of things in his life. To include gardening, building computers, hunting and fishing. But most important of all these things to David was his cars. He started the Willis Classic Car Show located in Willis, Texas to appreciate not only his own cars, but the relics of others as well. He made an extensive group of friends doing this. He loved working on and collecting classic cars, and dedicated an entire shop for them at his home. Filling it with passion projects and restorations.
David was a friend to all. Even as a recluse at times, he had a strong sense of loyalty to the ones he loved. He had a strong presence within his community, and his absence will be felt by many. David, you will be greatly missed by all.
