Jimmy Lee Sellers
August 15, 1947 – November 7, 2020
Funeral services for Jimmy Lee Sellers, 73, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Midway Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Pastor Johnny Burdick will officiate. Interment will be in Midway Baptist Church Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Sellers passed away at his home on Saturday, November 7, 2020.
Active pallbearers will be Christopher Lee Sellers, Eric Lee Sellers, Michael Lee Sellers, Michael James Sellers, Tony Fitzgerald Reaves and Corey Brandon Marshall.
Mr. Sellers was born on August 15, 1947, in Moultrie, GA, to the late Jessie D. Sellers and Ocie Nevels Sellers. On April 16, 1993, he married Peggy Ann Brown Sellers, who survives. He retired from Proctor and Gamble. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a beloved brother, father and husband who the family referred to as the “glue” which held the family together.
Survivors include: his wife, Peggy Sellers of Cairo, GA; children, Eric Sellers of Tallahassee, FL, Michael Sellers of Albany, GA, Christopher Sellers (Jade) of Leesburg, GA, Tony Fitzgerald Reaves (Pam) of Donalsonville, GA, Corey Brandon Marshall (Maelee) of Panama City, FL, Jade LeeAnn Marshall of Tallahassee, FL; grandchildren, Vanessa LeAnn Dunn of Pelham, GA, Olivia Diane Sellers of Lake Park, GA, Michael James Sellers of Lake Park, GA, Kynslee Michelle Marshall of Panama City, FL, Corah Lee Marshall of Panama City, FL, Parker Leigh Sellers of Leesburg, GA; brothers, Gene Sellers (Lucille), R. J. Sellers, Billy Sellers, all of Moultrie, GA; sisters, Helen Strickland, Lorece Terry, both of Moultrie, GA, Janie Sellers (Wayne) of Tifton, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews and extended family.
He was preceded in death by: his parents and a daughter, Tonya D. Reaves.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Sellers’ memory to: Midway Baptist Church, 2389 GA Highway 93 South, Cairo, GA 39828.
