Dewey P. “Boonie” Sellers Jr.

Published 11:58 pm Saturday, February 12, 2011

Dewey P. “Boonie” Sellers Jr. died Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at River Region Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. He was 77.

Mr. Sellers was a native of Monroe, La., and had lived in Vicksburg since 1936. He was a retired master mechanic with Waste Management Inc. in Vicksburg. He enjoyed riding his Goldwing motorcycle and making trips to Daytona, Fla., twice a year. He loved taking vacations to many places in the Western states. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War and was part of the nuclear bomb test in Nevada in the 1950s. He was also a member of the National Association of Atomic Veterans.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Dewey P. Sellers III and Tim W. Sellers, and his parents, Dewey P. Sellers Sr. and Lucile Bass Sellers.

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Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Sara Ann Sellers of Vicksburg; three sons, Ricky A. Sellers and girlfriend Mary Puckett, Paul Sellers and wife Kim, and Johnny E. Sellers and wife Anne, all of Vicksburg; a daughter-in-law, Mary Everette of Brandon; a sister, Tracie Beard of Lorman; eight grandchildren, Jonathan Sellers and fiance Kelly Lewis, Josh Sellers and fiance Heather Byrd, Hillary Sellers and fiance Mark Bass, Jennifer L. Sellers and husband Nick Hearn, Chris Sellers and girlfriend Jennifer Parker, Alex Sellers, James Williams and Alanna Buckley; and five great-grandchildren, Brayden Sellers, Bailey Sellers, Noah Bass, John-Ryan Hearn and Kayla Byrd.

Pallbearers are Jonathan Sellers, Josh Sellers, Chris Sellers, Alex Sellers, James Williams, Nick Hearn and Mark Bass.

Honorary pallbearers are Jennifer Hearn, Hillary Sellers, Paul Park, Bubba Comans, Leo Koestler and Harold Sanders.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today at Glenwood Funeral Home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Glenwood Chapel with the Rev. J. Macon Phillips officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to Calvary Baptist Church.