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James Sells Obituary
James Brian Sells, 62, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on May 30,2025 in Las Vegas.
James was born in Washington D.C. to Harold and Doris Sells on October 5, 1962.
James grew up in Huntsville, Alabama where he attended Grissom High School and was on the tennis team. He received degrees in accounting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (bachelor) and at American University (masters). Over his career, he was a CPA in Georgia, Tennessee, Maryland, Ohio, and Nevada.
James was an ardent hiker and camper over many national parks, historical sites, and cities ranging across the eastern and western United States.
He is preceded in death by his mother Doris Sells. He is survived by his father Harold Sells and his brother Harold Sells II.
He will be interred in the columbarium at Weatherly Heights Baptist church where he grew up and was baptized.
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