Clay Sellers

Clay was born in Harrisonburg, Va., on June 12, 1978, and died April 3, 2007.
He attended Broadway High School and graduated as salutatorian in 1996. He then attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and majored in biology, graduating in 2001. Clay then was awarded a U.S. military scholarship for medical school. He attended the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, graduating in 2005. After medical school, Clay served on active duty as a resident physician at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he held the rank of captain. In July 2006, Clay married his medical school sweetheart, Jessica.
Clay leaves behind his wife, Jessica Cross of Blountville; his parents in marriage, Doug and Debbie Cross; his sister in marriage, Stacy Brown and her husband Patrick and son Ezekiel; his parents, Clete and Libby Sellers of Linville, Va.; his brother, Clint and his wife Jeanine and children, Jack and Audrey; and his sister, Tara. Also surviving are Jessica's grandmothers, Dorothy Cross and Francis Harrison; aunt, Donna; uncle, John; uncle, Darryl; and cousin, Derek.
Clay was an adoring husband, devoted son and loving brother. Clay will be memorialized with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on April 17, 2007. He leaves us all with so much love for him. We will miss him always.