Martha Dell Sellers

Martha Dell Sellers obituary

Martha Dell Sellers

Martha Sellers Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Johnson-Williams Funeral Home on Sep. 14, 2025.

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Martha Dell Sellers, 76, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital in Dyersburg, Tennessee.
Born Saturday, August 20, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Willard Wyrick and the late Lela Nelson Wyrick. Ms. Sellers was a former quality inspector at Honeywell in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Martha's life was rich with love for her family, her pets, and her favorite pastimes. A devoted mother and grandmother, she leaves a legacy of kindness, humor, and resilience. She loved the Tennessee Vols, never missing a game when she could help it, and found joy in curling up with a good murder mystery novel and the company of her cherished dogs and cats.

Graveside services for Ms. Sellers will be at 12:00 PM on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at McCorkle Cemetery in Newbern, Tennessee. Officiating the service will be Rev. Loren Stephens.

Visitation for Ms. Sellers will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.

She leaves to cherish her memory, two sons, Alan Sellers (Suzanne) of Newbern, Tennessee and Steven Earl Sellers (Brenda) of Blackshear, Georgia; one daughter, Janet Smith (Todd) of Nashville, Tennessee; three sisters, Faye Fulkerson (Paul) of Dyersburg, Tennessee, Doannie Robertson (David) of Dyersburg, Tennessee, and Jean Croskery of Tiptonville, Tennessee and five grandchildren, Brennan Sellers, Ravelyn Marechal (Sean), Raanan Sellers, Slade Sellers, and Ridge Sellers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Jimmy Wyrick, Billy Wyrick and Johnny Wyrick; boyfriend, Joe Brown, and brother-in-law, J.R. Croskery.

Honoring Ms. Sellers as pallbearer is her son, Alan Sellers.Honorary pallbearer will be Brennan Sellers.

Online condolences may be made to the family at johnson-williamsfuneralhome.com. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Martha Dell Sellers.

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