Jimmy Sellers

1927 - 2013

Jimmy Sellers, 85, of Pensacola, died June 29, 2013 at a local hospital. He was born in McKenzie, AL to George Daniel Sellers and Ola Alexander Travis Sellers on November 14, 1927.

He was predeceased in 2010 by his wife of 55 years, Persis Ethel Grasse Sellers. He was also predeceased by brothers, William Travis Sellers and Ray Steiner Sellers.

He is survived by children, James Samuel Sellers, Daniel Travis Sellers and Allison Lianne Sellers; grandchildren, James Samuel Sellers, III, and Daniel Nathan Sellers; great grandchildren, Andrew James Sellers and Alyssa Haleigh Sellers; as well as siblings, Miller Thomas Sellers, Frank Delano Sellers, Annie Mae Sellers Presley and Virginia Dare Sellers.

Jimmy served his country for 26 years in the US Air Force. He was honored to serve on the Battleship Missouri. He also spent a tour of duty during the Vietnam War. Military was always an adventure, moving every few years. Some of Jimmy's duty stations were Loring AFB, Maine, Robins AFB, Georgia and Ramstein, Germany.

Jimmy was always a hard worker. After retiring from the Air Force, he went and put in another 20 years at the Naval Aviation Depot as a World Class Supplier.

Jimmy loved to work in his garden. He was always looking for his next yard project. At the age of 85 he could be found blowing oak leaves from top of the roof. He loved baseball and he was able to see the Blue Wahoos play one last game just the night before he was called to the Lord.

He missed his loving and kind wife every day, and now they are walking hand in hand together in the hereafter. The Sellers children were lucky to have such a wonderful and loving Dad. We will miss you, until we meet again...

A memorial service with full military honors was held on Friday, July 5, 2013 at 7pm, with visitation and a reception one hour prior. Oak Lawn Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements.