William H. Sellers MD

A service celebrating the life of William H. Sellers MD will be at Grace Episcopal Church at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 30, 2010, with the Reverend Lee Shafer officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Dr. Sellers departed this life on August 24, 2010. He was born December 28, 1913 in Birmingham and moved to Anniston when he was 3 years old. He will be remembered for his kind and caring treatment of his patients during a 48 year career. He was confirmed and married at Grace Episcopal Church. Dr. Sellers received his Bachelor of Science and Medical Doctorate from Duke University. He then served as a surgeon in the U.S. Navy during World War II, including service in the South Pacific on Kanton Island, between Hawaii and Fiji. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Matthews Sellers; his parents, Neil Edwards Sellers and Nell Brown; his brother, Neil Sellers, and sister, Helen Sellers Davis. Dr. Sellers leaves behind his sister, Nelle Lane; three daughters, Gayle, Melissa, and Minna; his son, Will; five grandchildren, Kent, Will, Jason, Elizabeth and Minna; and four great-grandchildren, Maya, Dylan, Evelyn, and Nigel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Grace Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 1791, Anniston, AL 36202, or Children's Hospital in Birmingham.