Eloise R. Sellars Kemp

KEMP, Eloise R. Sellars, 98, of Woods Crossroad, Gloucester, Va., died August 16, 2008. She was a member of Shackelfords Chapel United Methodist Church, where she was active in the United Methodist Women and taught Sunday school for many years. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Eloise was a beautiful seamstress who loved to sew and made many beautiful clothes for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved life, traveling, being with her children and grandchildren, and was devoted to her church and Savior. Her parents, Woodland and Lois Roane; brothers, William W. Roane, Arthur C. Roane, Bernard Roane; and her husbands, Taylor B. Sellars and Oswald S. Kemp preceded her in death. She is survived by a son, Donald T. Sellars Sr. and wife, Dottie, of Barhamsville; daughter, Sandra S. Butler of Varina; a sister, Mildred "Polly" Powers of Tallahassee, Fla.; and brother, Edmond Roane of Phoenix, Ariz. Eloise is also survived by her grandchildren, Richard B. Butler Jr. and wife, Robin, of Glen Allen, Gay B. King and husband, Burke, of Midlothian, Kimberly B. Smith and husband, Mike, of Hopewell, D. Taylor Sellars Jr. and wife, Mary T. Sellars, Pamela S. Meadows and husband, Craig, of Barhamsville, Va; her great-grandchildren, Nicole S. Smoke and husband, Marshal, Amanda, Jessica and Shelby Bettis, J. Kirby Sellars, Megan, Claire and Peyton Butler, Caroline and Taylor King, and Jacquelyn and Tyler Smith. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Shackelfords Chapel United Methodist Church, 3727 Buena Vista Road, Plain View, Va. (King and Queen County). The family will receive friends 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Vincent Funeral Home, West Point, Va. Memorials may be made to Shackelfords Chapel Memorial Association, c/o Mary Adams, 5001 Sturges Point Rd., Providence Forge, Va. 23140.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.