John Sellers, Jr.


Birth: April 26th, 1929
Death: August 27th, 2010
Age: 81 years
Residence:Detroit
Survived By: HIS LOVING WIFE VIVIAN, 2 BROTHERS HIS DEVOTED BROTHER JAMES GARRISON AND WILL SULLEN. 1 BROTHER IN LAW JAMES McDUFFIE, 1 DAUGHTER JUDITH SANDS, 4 GOD-SONS ALFRED FERGUSON, JERRY MCCASKILL, DEANDRE NEWSOME, AND JOHNATHAN TINSLEY THOMAS. 1 GOD DAUGHTER WHO PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH "MS. BREN" BRENDA FERGUSON. A COUSIN WHO WAS JUST LIKE A BROTHER, NATHAN MOORE, (NATHAN STUCK CLOSER THAN ANY BROTHER), 4 BROTHERS IN CHRIST, McCALISTER FERGUSON, BOB SULLIVAN, ALONZO GOREE, AND JOHN GRAVES. MANY DEVOTED NEPHEWS AND NIECES. HE WAS FONDLY KNOWN AS "UNCLE JOHNNY" TO THEM ALL. JOHN HAD TWO NEPHEWS WHO PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH RONALD GAYLOR MILLER AND ARTHUR CORDELL MILLER. HE TOOK BOTH DEATHS VERY, VERY, HARD.
 
Served In: Marines
Achievements: Koren War
 

BIO

 

JOHN SELLERS JR.

 

 

JOHN SELLERS JR. WAS THE YOUNGEST CHILD BORN TO THE LATE JOHN SELLERS SR. AND LUELLA BANDY-SELLERS ON APRIL 26, 1929 IN MONTGOMERY ALABAMA.  HE WAS EDUCATED IN THE MONTGOMERY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND ATTENDED GREEN COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL.  HE ACCEPTED CHRIST AT A VERY EARLY AGE IN MONTGOMERY ALABAMA, AND JOINED THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN DETOIT MI. UNDER BROTHER TROME.  JOHN PROUDLY SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY AS A MARINE IN THE KOREAN WAR.  HE WAS EMPLOYED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION "CADILLAC DIVISION" AS A GENERAL SUPERVISOR FOR 30 YEARS.  JOHN WAS A MEMBER OF THE DISTINGUISHED CHEQUEMATE CLUB.

 

JOHN WAS THE DEAR DEVOTED HUSBAND OF VIVIAN MCDUFFIE-SELLERS.  JOHN AND VIVIAN WERE CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS WHO MARRIED AT A YOUNG AGE ON NOVEMBER 19, 1949.  THEY WERE MARRIED OVER 60 YEARS AND DATED 3 YEARS PRIOR TO MARRIAGE.

 

JOHN FATHERED ONE DAUGHTER JUDITH MIRANDA SANDS (JUDY), AND HE HAD TWO GRANDSONS ISAAC MACK II, AND DEMARCUS SARGEANT.  JUDY GREATLY LOVED HER FATHER.

 

HE DEPARTED THIS EARTH ON FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 2010.  HE LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS SWEET MEMORY HIS LOVING WIFE VIVIAN, 2 BROTHERS HIS DEVOTED BROTHER JAMES GARRISON AND WILL SULLEN.  1 BROTHER IN LAW JAMES McDUFFIE, 1 DAUGHTER JUDITH SANDS, 4 GOD-SONS ALFRED FERGUSON, JERRY MCCASKILL, DEANDRE NEWSOME, AND JOHNATHAN TINSLEY THOMAS.  1 GOD DAUGHTER WHO PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH "MS. BREN" BRENDA FERGUSON.  A COUSIN WHO WAS JUST LIKE A BROTHER, NATHAN MOORE, (NATHAN STUCK CLOSER THAN ANY BROTHER),  4 BROTHERS IN CHRIST, McCALISTER FERGUSON, BOB SULLIVAN, ALONZO GOREE, AND JOHN GRAVES.  MANY DEVOTED NEPHEWS AND NIECES.  HE WAS FONDLY KNOWN AS "UNCLE JOHNNY" TO THEM ALL.  JOHN HAD TWO NEPHEWS WHO PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH RONALD GAYLOR MILLER AND ARTHUR CORDELL MILLER.  HE TOOK BOTH DEATHS VERY, VERY, HARD.

 

JOHN HAD ONE NIECE WHO NOT ONLY SUPPLIED HIS NEEDS TO THE BEST OF HER ABILITY, YET SHE DID ALL SHE COULD TO GRANT ANY WANT HE MAY HAVE HAD, TO THE VERY END.  (VIVIAN TINSLEY)

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