Glenwood Thomas Sellars

1920 - 2016

GLENWOOD THOMAS SELLARS Glenwood Thomas Sellars, 96, of Wilmington, NC, died Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Davis Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Wilmington and the last of eight children Glenwood was born on May 28, 1920, in Wilmington, the son of the late Richard Cass Sellars and Nancy Wright Rivenbark Sellars. Also remembered is his beloved wife of sixty-seven years, Audrey Powell Sellars; Joseph of Wilmington, Pearl Sellars Parker of Durham, Fitzhugh Lee of Wilmington, Allison Buster of Wilmington, Richard Norwood (Tot) of Wilmington, Ruby Catherine Sellars Redd of Portsmouth, VA, and Garnett Paul of Wilmington; and several nieces and nephews, Nell Parker Jones of Durham; Paul Sellars, David Sellars, Lanier Sellars, and Norma Sellars Grabenstein, all of Wilmington, and all of who preceded him in death. Surviving is his beloved daughter, Diane Sellars Young of Wilmington, NC; nieces and nephews, John Redd of Portsmouth, VA, Dickie Redd of Suffolk, VA, Bobby Redd of Louisiana, Patsy Redd Seale of Suffolk, VA, Shirley Sellars Norris of Wilmington, Mary Sellars Hammond of Athens, GA, Jean Sellars Rawls and Sue Sellars Hammonds, both of Wilmington; many great-nieces, great-nephews and many friends; and a special pet dog, BooBoo. Glenwood attended William Hooper Elementary School, Tileston and graduated from New Hanover High School in 1938. He joined NC National Guard 120th Infantry his last two years of high school. Because of a baseball injury to his eye during his youth, he was not selected for military duty in the Army. He was therefore assigned to the US Army Reserve to guard the gold at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. It was here that President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited and said to him, "How are you soldier?" to which he responded, "Fine, Thank you, Sir." Glen worked with Merita Bakery in Wilmington and then was owner and operated Sellars Accounting Service until his retirement. He was an Enrolled Agent to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. Glen studied finance and accounting at UNC-Chapel Hill and Appalachian State University. He was a former member of N.C. Society of Accountants, Wilmington Optimist Club where he was President from 1994-1995 and a volunteer with Optimist Little League Baseball and he was a member of the American Legion. Glen was a faithful Carolina Fan. He spent many happy days playing golf, his favorite sport at Municipal Golf Course in Wilmington. He enjoyed travel, music, playing the piano and he and his wife danced on several continents on their vacations. As a young boy, he would ride a barge up the Cape Fear River to Fayetteville with his PaPa to deliver dry goods to businesses along the way. When arriving in Fayetteville, they would send carrier pigeons to his mother to let her know of their safe arrival. He and his sisters and brothers grew up in the Church of The Good Shepherd. After he married he joined Sunset Park Baptist Church where he was baptized. A funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Church of The Good Shepherd. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. A reception will be held afterwards in the fellowship hall at the church. Glen's family sends humble and heartfelt gratitude to the caregivers at Davis Health Care Center and Lower Cape Fear Hospice. Donations may be made to The Church of The Good Shepherd, 515 Queen St. or Lower Cape Fear Hospice. Condolences may be left at www.andrewsmortuary.com Andrews Market Chapel