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Obit for Dorothy posted by Jo Aguirre
Sep 15, 1927 - Jun 19, 2018
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© Bartlesville Examiner
Published in Examiner-Enterprise from June 22 to July 21, 2018
Funeral services for Dorothy Jean Sellars will be held on Monday, June 25, at 2:00 P.M. at the Benjamin Funeral Home in Nowata, Oklahoma. Pastor Wendall Abbott will be the officiant.
Interment will follow at the Ball Cemetery.
Dorothy Jean Sellars, age 90 (resident of Bartlesville and Bernice), passed away
on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
Dorothy was born September 15, 1927 in Ponca City, OK. She was the daughter of
Ursa Rankin Paisley and Sara Alvin "Allie" (Romary) Paisley. The family moved to
Delaware, Oklahoma in Dorothy 's early years where she received her education.
Dorothy and Newton John Sellars were united in marriage in Anchorage, Alaska on
August 7, 1945. Mr. Sellars was drafted into the U.S. Army; after his service
they moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma. They both began their careers with Phillip
66 and later retired from there.
Dorothy loved spending time with family and friends, fishing, playing cards, and
dominos. In her younger years, she spent a lot of time on the lake and skiing.
Dorothy was a very caring person with a big heart; she had unconditional love
for her grandchildren! She will be enormously missed by her family and all who
knew her.
She is survived by one daughter; Joyce Hollister and Gene of Nowata, OK; one
brother, Arthur "Bud" Paisley of Delaware, OK; three grandchildren, Pam
Pearsall, and Donnie of Adair, OK; Chris Tole of Amarillo, TX; Jason Pierce and
Amanda of Delaware, OK; nine great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren
and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Newton John Sellars;
four brothers and three sisters.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Benjamin Funeral Service. Online
condolences may be left at
honoringmemories.com.
The family has requested in lieu of flowers, please
consider a remembrance to The Journey Home, 900 Washington Blvd., Bartlesville,
OK 74006.