W/o Howard Sellars (1983); d/o of George Thomas & Mary Marinza (Little) Wilson. Mrs. Sellars's obituary is posted at Ancestry.com.
On Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006, Mary Marinza Wilson Sellars, 90, left this life to go home to her Lord. She was born on Jan. 22, 1916, to George Thomas Wilson and Mary Marinza Little Wilson of Athens, Ga. She moved to Winston-Salem with her grandmother in 1928 and after 78 years continued to speak with her North Georgia accent.
She canned fruits and vegetables and made jelly in season, which she gave away, and baked cakes and sold them until she could not see to do it. The money was used for her charities such as a student who needed help with books or a church group going on a trip or mission. She had been a beautician for more than 54 years and still fixed the hair of a very few old friends, as they had stopped being customers many years ago. On Thursday, Jan. 26, she had given one permanent, had one lady under the dryer and had just finished washing her own hair when she collapsed in her beauty shop.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, in 1983; two brothers, Cary Wilson and George Wilson Jr., both of Savanna, Ga.; and a granddaughter, Wendy Turner Carnes, of Pageland, S.C.
She leaves her son, Michael L. Sellars; and a granddaughter, Marinza Eloise Sellars, of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Margaret Wilson Addington of Athens and Wynnell Wilson Macleroy of Marietta, Ga.; a favored niece, Norma Smith Perry, of Winston-Salem; a grandson, Donald Turner, of Aberbeen; and a granddaughter, Kimberly Hunter, of Pageland; as well as three great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and many loved nieces and nephews, as well as many beloved friends and two grand-birds.
She had been a member of Burkhead United Methodist Church until 1967 when she transferred her membership to Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was a faithful member until her death.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Trinity United Methodist Church on Country Club Road. A meal for friends and family will be held at the church after the graveside service at Crestview Memorial Park in Rural Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may by made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 3819 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104. Arrangements will be handled by Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem Journal (NC) | 1 February 2006
On Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006, Mary Marinza Wilson Sellars, 90, left this life to go home to her Lord. She was born on Jan. 22, 1916, to George Thomas Wilson and Mary Marinza Little Wilson of Athens, Ga. She moved to Winston-Salem with her grandmother in 1928 and after 78 years continued to speak with her North Georgia accent.
She canned fruits and vegetables and made jelly in season, which she gave away, and baked cakes and sold them until she could not see to do it. The money was used for her charities such as a student who needed help with books or a church group going on a trip or mission. She had been a beautician for more than 54 years and still fixed the hair of a very few old friends, as they had stopped being customers many years ago. On Thursday, Jan. 26, she had given one permanent, had one lady under the dryer and had just finished washing her own hair when she collapsed in her beauty shop.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, in 1983; two brothers, Cary Wilson and George Wilson Jr., both of Savanna, Ga.; and a granddaughter, Wendy Turner Carnes, of Pageland, S.C.
She leaves her son, Michael L. Sellars; and a granddaughter, Marinza Eloise Sellars, of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Margaret Wilson Addington of Athens and Wynnell Wilson Macleroy of Marietta, Ga.; a favored niece, Norma Smith Perry, of Winston-Salem; a grandson, Donald Turner, of Aberbeen; and a granddaughter, Kimberly Hunter, of Pageland; as well as three great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and many loved nieces and nephews, as well as many beloved friends and two grand-birds.
She had been a member of Burkhead United Methodist Church until 1967 when she transferred her membership to Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was a faithful member until her death.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Trinity United Methodist Church on Country Club Road. A meal for friends and family will be held at the church after the graveside service at Crestview Memorial Park in Rural Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may by made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 3819 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104. Arrangements will be handled by Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem Journal (NC) | 1 February 2006
W/o Howard Sellars (1983); d/o of George Thomas & Mary Marinza (Little) Wilson. Mrs. Sellars's obituary is posted at Ancestry.com.
On Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006, Mary Marinza Wilson Sellars, 90, left this life to go home to her Lord. She was born on Jan. 22, 1916, to George Thomas Wilson and Mary Marinza Little Wilson of Athens, Ga. She moved to Winston-Salem with her grandmother in 1928 and after 78 years continued to speak with her North Georgia accent.
She canned fruits and vegetables and made jelly in season, which she gave away, and baked cakes and sold them until she could not see to do it. The money was used for her charities such as a student who needed help with books or a church group going on a trip or mission. She had been a beautician for more than 54 years and still fixed the hair of a very few old friends, as they had stopped being customers many years ago. On Thursday, Jan. 26, she had given one permanent, had one lady under the dryer and had just finished washing her own hair when she collapsed in her beauty shop.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, in 1983; two brothers, Cary Wilson and George Wilson Jr., both of Savanna, Ga.; and a granddaughter, Wendy Turner Carnes, of Pageland, S.C.
She leaves her son, Michael L. Sellars; and a granddaughter, Marinza Eloise Sellars, of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Margaret Wilson Addington of Athens and Wynnell Wilson Macleroy of Marietta, Ga.; a favored niece, Norma Smith Perry, of Winston-Salem; a grandson, Donald Turner, of Aberbeen; and a granddaughter, Kimberly Hunter, of Pageland; as well as three great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and many loved nieces and nephews, as well as many beloved friends and two grand-birds.
She had been a member of Burkhead United Methodist Church until 1967 when she transferred her membership to Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was a faithful member until her death.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Trinity United Methodist Church on Country Club Road. A meal for friends and family will be held at the church after the graveside service at Crestview Memorial Park in Rural Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may by made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 3819 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104. Arrangements will be handled by Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem Journal (NC) | 1 February 2006
On Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006, Mary Marinza Wilson Sellars, 90, left this life to go home to her Lord. She was born on Jan. 22, 1916, to George Thomas Wilson and Mary Marinza Little Wilson of Athens, Ga. She moved to Winston-Salem with her grandmother in 1928 and after 78 years continued to speak with her North Georgia accent.
She canned fruits and vegetables and made jelly in season, which she gave away, and baked cakes and sold them until she could not see to do it. The money was used for her charities such as a student who needed help with books or a church group going on a trip or mission. She had been a beautician for more than 54 years and still fixed the hair of a very few old friends, as they had stopped being customers many years ago. On Thursday, Jan. 26, she had given one permanent, had one lady under the dryer and had just finished washing her own hair when she collapsed in her beauty shop.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, in 1983; two brothers, Cary Wilson and George Wilson Jr., both of Savanna, Ga.; and a granddaughter, Wendy Turner Carnes, of Pageland, S.C.
She leaves her son, Michael L. Sellars; and a granddaughter, Marinza Eloise Sellars, of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Margaret Wilson Addington of Athens and Wynnell Wilson Macleroy of Marietta, Ga.; a favored niece, Norma Smith Perry, of Winston-Salem; a grandson, Donald Turner, of Aberbeen; and a granddaughter, Kimberly Hunter, of Pageland; as well as three great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and many loved nieces and nephews, as well as many beloved friends and two grand-birds.
She had been a member of Burkhead United Methodist Church until 1967 when she transferred her membership to Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was a faithful member until her death.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Trinity United Methodist Church on Country Club Road. A meal for friends and family will be held at the church after the graveside service at Crestview Memorial Park in Rural Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may by made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 3819 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104. Arrangements will be handled by Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem Journal (NC) | 1 February 2006
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