Mary Elise Putman Sellers, age 93 of Cleveland TN, passed away peacefully, surrounded with her family close beside her, on Thursday, May 13, 2021, into the loving arms of her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ after an extended illness. She was a devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Aunt, Great Aunt, Sister, friend, and mentor to all her beloved family. Her husband Ron's tribute to his wife of 75 years is from Proverbs 31, verses 10, 26-27: "Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies." "She opens her mouth with wisdom and the teachings of kindness is on her tongue. She looks to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness."
She was proceeded in death by her Mother Ida Estelle Putman & father Billie P. Putman, Lawrenceburg, TN; brother James (Bud) Putman (Shirley), Lawrenceburg, TN; sisters: Clara Putman Dotson (Chester), Franklin, TN; Lois Putman Flannigan (Andy.) Florence Al; Christine Putman Swafford, Nashville, TN; and Loucille Putman, Lawrenceburg, TN; niece Margaret Putman Callahan, nephew Jack Putman; brother-in-laws & sister-in-laws Melvin (Elsie) Sellers, Franklin, TN, L.C. Greene; and Dorothy (Alex) Ferrell, Nashville, TN.
She is survived by her loving husband, Ronald Vance Sellers, Sr. of Cleveland, TN, and five children: Linda Susan Sellers Arp ( Bennie), Knoxville, TN; Ronald V. Sellers Jr. ( Martha), Columbia, TN; Randy Sellers (Heather Walker) Cleveland, TN; E. Brian Sellers ( Laura) Knoxville, TN; and Laura Sellers Caylor (Eddie), Cleveland TN; and her 18 Grandchildren, Ken (Camelia) Arp, Greenville, SC; Brett (Shannon) Arp, Washington, D.C.; Matt (Julia) Sellers, Dunwoody, GA; David (Heather Cooper) Sellers, Murfreesboro, TN; Eric (Heather Hamilton) Sellers, Chattanooga, TN; Ben (Alexis) Sellers, Nashville, TN; Scott (Brittany) Sellers, Athens, TN; Jane Sellers Benson (John), Knoxville, TN; Kevin A. Sellers, M.D. Indianapolis, IN; Bridget Sellers (Ben Liden), Washington, D.C.; Brandon Caylor (Heather Whiting), Ooltewah, TN; Emily Caylor (Cooper Melton), Washington, DC; Holly Moore, Winter Springs, FL; Chadwick Moore, New York City; New York; Tyler & Trent Walker, Cleveland, TN; Wesley Hall (Katie), Murfreesboro, TN; Jason (Heather Kennedy) Hall, Knoxville, TN; & 11 great-grandchildren Montana & Madison Arp, Kelly Elise (KES) Sellers; Sean Thomas Benson, Mia Moore, Cooper Diehr, Lucien Sellers, Everett & Marshall Sellers, Ella Hall & Rachel Hall; her brother-in-law Joe Swafford, Nashville, TN; and Bill Sellers (Jeanette), Auburn AL; special friend and mother of three of her grandsons, Nancy Sellers Miller; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
A native of Lawrenceburg, TN, she was a 1944 graduate of Lawrence County High School, and 1946 graduate of Nashville Business College. She was an active and devoted member of First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland. Elise dearly loved her family & friends - entertaining, baking & preparing sumptuous meals for all on every birthday, holiday and other special occasion. She remembered & sent birthday and anniversary cards to every family member & never missed a one. Her hobbies include caring for her beautiful flower gardens; painting still-life and landscape scenes, antiquing, and going to estate auctions & collecting beautiful glassware & china that she has shared with our family members over the years.
The family gives special thanks to her dedicated caregivers Kim Rogers, Serita Wells, Wanda Allen & Denise Satterfield for their sweet care and love they have given her & our family over these past several months of her illness and for the Caris Healthcare Hospice team of nurses & staff. The family will hold a private family internment service at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 2 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland on Thursday, May 27, 2021, with receiving of friends from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. followed by the Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. Arrangements are by Companion Funeral & Cremation Service, 2415 Georgetown RD NW, Cleveland, TN. 37311. www.companionfunerals.com
Memorials may be given to the Education Fund, First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland; Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland; Siskin Hospital for Rehabilitation in Chattanooga; or St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, TN.
She was proceeded in death by her Mother Ida Estelle Putman & father Billie P. Putman, Lawrenceburg, TN; brother James (Bud) Putman (Shirley), Lawrenceburg, TN; sisters: Clara Putman Dotson (Chester), Franklin, TN; Lois Putman Flannigan (Andy.) Florence Al; Christine Putman Swafford, Nashville, TN; and Loucille Putman, Lawrenceburg, TN; niece Margaret Putman Callahan, nephew Jack Putman; brother-in-laws & sister-in-laws Melvin (Elsie) Sellers, Franklin, TN, L.C. Greene; and Dorothy (Alex) Ferrell, Nashville, TN.
She is survived by her loving husband, Ronald Vance Sellers, Sr. of Cleveland, TN, and five children: Linda Susan Sellers Arp ( Bennie), Knoxville, TN; Ronald V. Sellers Jr. ( Martha), Columbia, TN; Randy Sellers (Heather Walker) Cleveland, TN; E. Brian Sellers ( Laura) Knoxville, TN; and Laura Sellers Caylor (Eddie), Cleveland TN; and her 18 Grandchildren, Ken (Camelia) Arp, Greenville, SC; Brett (Shannon) Arp, Washington, D.C.; Matt (Julia) Sellers, Dunwoody, GA; David (Heather Cooper) Sellers, Murfreesboro, TN; Eric (Heather Hamilton) Sellers, Chattanooga, TN; Ben (Alexis) Sellers, Nashville, TN; Scott (Brittany) Sellers, Athens, TN; Jane Sellers Benson (John), Knoxville, TN; Kevin A. Sellers, M.D. Indianapolis, IN; Bridget Sellers (Ben Liden), Washington, D.C.; Brandon Caylor (Heather Whiting), Ooltewah, TN; Emily Caylor (Cooper Melton), Washington, DC; Holly Moore, Winter Springs, FL; Chadwick Moore, New York City; New York; Tyler & Trent Walker, Cleveland, TN; Wesley Hall (Katie), Murfreesboro, TN; Jason (Heather Kennedy) Hall, Knoxville, TN; & 11 great-grandchildren Montana & Madison Arp, Kelly Elise (KES) Sellers; Sean Thomas Benson, Mia Moore, Cooper Diehr, Lucien Sellers, Everett & Marshall Sellers, Ella Hall & Rachel Hall; her brother-in-law Joe Swafford, Nashville, TN; and Bill Sellers (Jeanette), Auburn AL; special friend and mother of three of her grandsons, Nancy Sellers Miller; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
A native of Lawrenceburg, TN, she was a 1944 graduate of Lawrence County High School, and 1946 graduate of Nashville Business College. She was an active and devoted member of First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland. Elise dearly loved her family & friends - entertaining, baking & preparing sumptuous meals for all on every birthday, holiday and other special occasion. She remembered & sent birthday and anniversary cards to every family member & never missed a one. Her hobbies include caring for her beautiful flower gardens; painting still-life and landscape scenes, antiquing, and going to estate auctions & collecting beautiful glassware & china that she has shared with our family members over the years.
The family gives special thanks to her dedicated caregivers Kim Rogers, Serita Wells, Wanda Allen & Denise Satterfield for their sweet care and love they have given her & our family over these past several months of her illness and for the Caris Healthcare Hospice team of nurses & staff. The family will hold a private family internment service at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 2 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland on Thursday, May 27, 2021, with receiving of friends from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. followed by the Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. Arrangements are by Companion Funeral & Cremation Service, 2415 Georgetown RD NW, Cleveland, TN. 37311. www.companionfunerals.com
Memorials may be given to the Education Fund, First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland; Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland; Siskin Hospital for Rehabilitation in Chattanooga; or St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Mary Elise Putman Sellers, age 93 of Cleveland TN, passed away peacefully, surrounded with her family close beside her, on Thursday, May 13, 2021, into the loving arms of her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ after an extended illness. She was a devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Aunt, Great Aunt, Sister, friend, and mentor to all her beloved family. Her husband Ron's tribute to his wife of 75 years is from Proverbs 31, verses 10, 26-27: "Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies." "She opens her mouth with wisdom and the teachings of kindness is on her tongue. She looks to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness."
She was proceeded in death by her Mother Ida Estelle Putman & father Billie P. Putman, Lawrenceburg, TN; brother James (Bud) Putman (Shirley), Lawrenceburg, TN; sisters: Clara Putman Dotson (Chester), Franklin, TN; Lois Putman Flannigan (Andy.) Florence Al; Christine Putman Swafford, Nashville, TN; and Loucille Putman, Lawrenceburg, TN; niece Margaret Putman Callahan, nephew Jack Putman; brother-in-laws & sister-in-laws Melvin (Elsie) Sellers, Franklin, TN, L.C. Greene; and Dorothy (Alex) Ferrell, Nashville, TN.
She is survived by her loving husband, Ronald Vance Sellers, Sr. of Cleveland, TN, and five children: Linda Susan Sellers Arp ( Bennie), Knoxville, TN; Ronald V. Sellers Jr. ( Martha), Columbia, TN; Randy Sellers (Heather Walker) Cleveland, TN; E. Brian Sellers ( Laura) Knoxville, TN; and Laura Sellers Caylor (Eddie), Cleveland TN; and her 18 Grandchildren, Ken (Camelia) Arp, Greenville, SC; Brett (Shannon) Arp, Washington, D.C.; Matt (Julia) Sellers, Dunwoody, GA; David (Heather Cooper) Sellers, Murfreesboro, TN; Eric (Heather Hamilton) Sellers, Chattanooga, TN; Ben (Alexis) Sellers, Nashville, TN; Scott (Brittany) Sellers, Athens, TN; Jane Sellers Benson (John), Knoxville, TN; Kevin A. Sellers, M.D. Indianapolis, IN; Bridget Sellers (Ben Liden), Washington, D.C.; Brandon Caylor (Heather Whiting), Ooltewah, TN; Emily Caylor (Cooper Melton), Washington, DC; Holly Moore, Winter Springs, FL; Chadwick Moore, New York City; New York; Tyler & Trent Walker, Cleveland, TN; Wesley Hall (Katie), Murfreesboro, TN; Jason (Heather Kennedy) Hall, Knoxville, TN; & 11 great-grandchildren Montana & Madison Arp, Kelly Elise (KES) Sellers; Sean Thomas Benson, Mia Moore, Cooper Diehr, Lucien Sellers, Everett & Marshall Sellers, Ella Hall & Rachel Hall; her brother-in-law Joe Swafford, Nashville, TN; and Bill Sellers (Jeanette), Auburn AL; special friend and mother of three of her grandsons, Nancy Sellers Miller; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
A native of Lawrenceburg, TN, she was a 1944 graduate of Lawrence County High School, and 1946 graduate of Nashville Business College. She was an active and devoted member of First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland. Elise dearly loved her family & friends - entertaining, baking & preparing sumptuous meals for all on every birthday, holiday and other special occasion. She remembered & sent birthday and anniversary cards to every family member & never missed a one. Her hobbies include caring for her beautiful flower gardens; painting still-life and landscape scenes, antiquing, and going to estate auctions & collecting beautiful glassware & china that she has shared with our family members over the years.
The family gives special thanks to her dedicated caregivers Kim Rogers, Serita Wells, Wanda Allen & Denise Satterfield for their sweet care and love they have given her & our family over these past several months of her illness and for the Caris Healthcare Hospice team of nurses & staff. The family will hold a private family internment service at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 2 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland on Thursday, May 27, 2021, with receiving of friends from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. followed by the Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. Arrangements are by Companion Funeral & Cremation Service, 2415 Georgetown RD NW, Cleveland, TN. 37311. www.companionfunerals.com
Memorials may be given to the Education Fund, First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland; Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland; Siskin Hospital for Rehabilitation in Chattanooga; or St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, TN.
She was proceeded in death by her Mother Ida Estelle Putman & father Billie P. Putman, Lawrenceburg, TN; brother James (Bud) Putman (Shirley), Lawrenceburg, TN; sisters: Clara Putman Dotson (Chester), Franklin, TN; Lois Putman Flannigan (Andy.) Florence Al; Christine Putman Swafford, Nashville, TN; and Loucille Putman, Lawrenceburg, TN; niece Margaret Putman Callahan, nephew Jack Putman; brother-in-laws & sister-in-laws Melvin (Elsie) Sellers, Franklin, TN, L.C. Greene; and Dorothy (Alex) Ferrell, Nashville, TN.
She is survived by her loving husband, Ronald Vance Sellers, Sr. of Cleveland, TN, and five children: Linda Susan Sellers Arp ( Bennie), Knoxville, TN; Ronald V. Sellers Jr. ( Martha), Columbia, TN; Randy Sellers (Heather Walker) Cleveland, TN; E. Brian Sellers ( Laura) Knoxville, TN; and Laura Sellers Caylor (Eddie), Cleveland TN; and her 18 Grandchildren, Ken (Camelia) Arp, Greenville, SC; Brett (Shannon) Arp, Washington, D.C.; Matt (Julia) Sellers, Dunwoody, GA; David (Heather Cooper) Sellers, Murfreesboro, TN; Eric (Heather Hamilton) Sellers, Chattanooga, TN; Ben (Alexis) Sellers, Nashville, TN; Scott (Brittany) Sellers, Athens, TN; Jane Sellers Benson (John), Knoxville, TN; Kevin A. Sellers, M.D. Indianapolis, IN; Bridget Sellers (Ben Liden), Washington, D.C.; Brandon Caylor (Heather Whiting), Ooltewah, TN; Emily Caylor (Cooper Melton), Washington, DC; Holly Moore, Winter Springs, FL; Chadwick Moore, New York City; New York; Tyler & Trent Walker, Cleveland, TN; Wesley Hall (Katie), Murfreesboro, TN; Jason (Heather Kennedy) Hall, Knoxville, TN; & 11 great-grandchildren Montana & Madison Arp, Kelly Elise (KES) Sellers; Sean Thomas Benson, Mia Moore, Cooper Diehr, Lucien Sellers, Everett & Marshall Sellers, Ella Hall & Rachel Hall; her brother-in-law Joe Swafford, Nashville, TN; and Bill Sellers (Jeanette), Auburn AL; special friend and mother of three of her grandsons, Nancy Sellers Miller; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
A native of Lawrenceburg, TN, she was a 1944 graduate of Lawrence County High School, and 1946 graduate of Nashville Business College. She was an active and devoted member of First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland. Elise dearly loved her family & friends - entertaining, baking & preparing sumptuous meals for all on every birthday, holiday and other special occasion. She remembered & sent birthday and anniversary cards to every family member & never missed a one. Her hobbies include caring for her beautiful flower gardens; painting still-life and landscape scenes, antiquing, and going to estate auctions & collecting beautiful glassware & china that she has shared with our family members over the years.
The family gives special thanks to her dedicated caregivers Kim Rogers, Serita Wells, Wanda Allen & Denise Satterfield for their sweet care and love they have given her & our family over these past several months of her illness and for the Caris Healthcare Hospice team of nurses & staff. The family will hold a private family internment service at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 2 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland on Thursday, May 27, 2021, with receiving of friends from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. followed by the Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. Arrangements are by Companion Funeral & Cremation Service, 2415 Georgetown RD NW, Cleveland, TN. 37311. www.companionfunerals.com
Memorials may be given to the Education Fund, First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland; Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland; Siskin Hospital for Rehabilitation in Chattanooga; or St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
