In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters: Mae Snodgrass, Bea Cable and Ruth O'Brian.
Survivors include her loving husband of 59 years, William H. "Bill" Sells, daughter, Rita Sells, Johnson City, sons, Ricky Sells and his wife Mary, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Keith Sells and his wife Vickie, Louisville, Kentucky, One brother, Edward Edwards and his wife, Martha, Johnson City, three sisters; Gloria Houston, Surgoinsville, Tennessee, Irene Stanberry, Knoxville, Tennessee, Judy Hodge, Johnson City and brother-in-law, Jack Cable, Johnson City. Five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Tetrick Funeral Services with Pastor Alan Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 – 2:00 PM prior to the service. A graveside service will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Dallas Reagan, Denver King, Argil Hunt, Jeff Crowe, Jim Olinger and Doug Garland .
The family wishes to thank the hospice nurses for all of their special care and support.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters: Mae Snodgrass, Bea Cable and Ruth O'Brian.
Survivors include her loving husband of 59 years, William H. "Bill" Sells, daughter, Rita Sells, Johnson City, sons, Ricky Sells and his wife Mary, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Keith Sells and his wife Vickie, Louisville, Kentucky, One brother, Edward Edwards and his wife, Martha, Johnson City, three sisters; Gloria Houston, Surgoinsville, Tennessee, Irene Stanberry, Knoxville, Tennessee, Judy Hodge, Johnson City and brother-in-law, Jack Cable, Johnson City. Five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Tetrick Funeral Services with Pastor Alan Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 – 2:00 PM prior to the service. A graveside service will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Dallas Reagan, Denver King, Argil Hunt, Jeff Crowe, Jim Olinger and Doug Garland .
The family wishes to thank the hospice nurses for all of their special care and support.
Family Members
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Ruth Edwards Dillinger O'Brien
1914–2006
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Infant Male Edwards
1914–1914
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Ruby Mae Edwards Snodgrass
1916–2007
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Lora Irene "Irene" Edwards Stanbery
1919–2011
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Edgar Richmond "Poppie" Edwards
1921–2012
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Julia Rebecca "Judy" Edwards Hodge
1923–2013
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Barbara A. "Bea" Edwards Cable
1927–2006
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Gloria "Glo" Edwards Houston
1929–2010
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