Mary Preston Sellers
November 12, 1912 ~ January 13, 2007
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Mary Preston Sellers, 94, formerly of 417 Haywood Road, West Asheville, died Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Highland Farms Health Care Center.
A native of Henry County, GA, she was a daughter of the late William and Ethel Preston. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul G. Sellers, who died in 1992; two sons, Terry “Ted” Sellers and David H. Sellers and a granddaughter, Alexandra Sellers.
Mrs. Sellers graduated from the Atlanta School of Business and was secretary to the president of Sears & Roebuck in Atlanta. She continued her employment with Sears after moving to Asheville. Mrs. Sellers and her husband Paul opened Sellers Cabinet Shop on Haywood Road in 1946. Following Paul’s retirement, she continued the operation of Sellers Coin Shop and Income Tax Service until 1999. She was a member of West Asheville Business Association and Asheville Wesleyan Church where she served as church secretary, treasurer, Sunday School teacher and was actively involved with the Women’s Missionary Society.
Survivors include two sons, Daniel B. Sellers and wife Sandy and Tommy G. Sellers, all of Asheville; grandchildren, Tony and wife Doris, Josh, Preston and fiance Kiera, Morgan and Justin Sellers, Kristen Goldschmitt and husband Scott, Rebekah Blaylock and husband Jonathan; one great-grandson, Kaydon Sellers.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, January 28, 2007 in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Harry Sellers and Ralph Sexton, Jr. officiating. Private burial will be at Mt. Moriah Wesleyan Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Asheville Wesleyan Church, 32 Richmond Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806.
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My deepest sympathy the the Sellers family.
Tony and family. I am sorry to hear of the loss of Mrs. Sellers. She was always so kind to me and I remember how much she meant to you. Please call me day or night if there is anything I can do.
Tommy,
We are very sorry for your loss. May God bless you and your family.
Mike
Dear Tony,Doris,Tommy,Danny and extended family,
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Mary Sellers. We are praying for you and all your family at this difficult time. I remember going in to the coin shop, it was always fun to look at all the intresting things. Also I remember waiting on Mary or Paul at First Citizens Bank when they would come in. They both were sweet,lovely people and will be missed.
Love, Gil,Sheila,Aaron & Andrew Walden.
DEAR SELLERS FAMILY, Mrs Sellers was one of the sweetest people I know. I would walk up to Brown’s Market to get something for mom and day and I would sneak over to the coin shop
just to see her smile and laugh with her. She leaves behind a great
family and wonderful memories for all of us. YOUR IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
Dear Tommy and Family, I am so sorry to hear of your mothers passing. It doesn’t matter how old they are it is still hard to let them go. I will be praying for you and your family.
We loved visiting her in the coin Shop. She was always so kind and gentle.I always enjoyed dealing with her in her coin business. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. We will miss her.
i was a student of mrs. doris sellers and i was on here reading my moms guestbook when i came across the last name sellers. im very sorry about your loss. the family will be in my prayers. mrs. mary preston is very lucky that she along with my mom is with Jesus Christ and they are singing praises to His name. it’s going to be hard without them, but everyday that goes by, is a day closer that we get to be with not only them again, but with the Lord. my moms death brought someone to the Lord, and i’m praying that this one will to.
To the Sellers family. You are in my heart and prayers. We went through the same thing this week with our Mom. You have our deepest sympathy.
Margaret Boone
God Bless the Sellers family.
Your Family has Our Deepest Sympathy.
With Love,
Norma and Jimmy
We are sorry to hear of Mary’s passing. Our sympathy to each of you. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this time.
Haines City, Florida
Dear Sellers Family,
As I Remember Mrs Sellers from the time I was a small child, visiting on my fathers hand (George H. Knighten) at the Coin Shop, (beside the old Browns Groc) I recall her as a caring woman always with a smile. I was always cautioned by dad to be respectful and ‘look but don’t touch’ unless I was told it was ok. Mrs Sellers always made me feel welcome and told me to make myself at home. When my son Craig showed interest in collecting or simply ask what I did when I was a boy, I put him in the car and drove to the exact same location, to receive the same warm greeting that I did. Neither of us were disappointed on that or any subsequent trips. Having known Mr Sellers and all the Sellers ‘boys’, I was made to feel as if I was one of her boys. My older brother Charles likewise introduced his son Randy to ‘collecting’ at the hand of Sellers coin shop. Although dad went to Heaven in 1974 and mom (Annie) in 1987, Mrs Sellers was greatly respected by both my parents as well as my sisters Wilma and Carole.
I deeply regret that I will be in Atlanta on business the weekend of her memorial service and would like to convey my condolences to the entire Sellers Family at this time of their earthly loss. Yet at the same time, I rejoice in Mrs Sellers going to be with her Savior, knowing how much she loved Him, having lived her life so faithfully for Him.
Respectfully,
To the Sellers family,
Our hearts and prayers go out to you at this time.
In our own recent losses of Evelyn Gatlin and Debbie Russell it’s nice to know they are all laughing together again in Heaven. I can’t wait to see them all again. God has a wonderful crew!
I use to stop in the store on my way home from school just to say hello to Mrs. Sellers. She always was sweet to me and always smiling.
God Bless you all at this time.
The Gatlin’s
Tommy, we are so sorry to hear about your mother. We knew that the last couple months have been especially difficult for her but it’s still hard to let go. Know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
I first visited Sellers Coin Shop as a young boy with my mother. This became a ritual almost every week as I added to my collection through the years while spending time in the friendly, warm enviroment of the shop. I so fondly remember Mr. Sellers and of course Mrs. Sellers, they were wonderful hard working people. I remember how on Saturdays the shop would close early and Mrs. Sellers would always thoughtfully take the weekly Coin World paper next door for me so that I could get it later in the day. I remember once admiring the deer antlers that were hanging on a back wall of the shop; Mrs. Sellers quietly whispered ‘we didn’t kill it’. And of course I knew she hadn’t!
I will miss those times, but I know that Mrs. Sellers is with Jesus now.
Dear Sellers Family and loved ones, Mary Sellers was a perfect example of a Christian woman and Mother to her children. So many memories of her, working with the youth group and teaching Sunday school at Asheville Wesleyan, she always had time to listen and help in every way possible. When Jerry and I were first married, (we were very young)she gave Jerry a job working on Sears contracts roofing houses. She knew how badly he needed to work and was having difficulty finding a job, she helped us. We had a play in Youth group that required the use of robes. She brought some of hers, I found Tommy’s baby bracelet from the hospital in the pocket and she was so happy. When her children were young and came up to her at church to say something, she always stopped and gave them her undivided attention. That was an example I tried to follow. Mary’s life was an example for all of us. God bless her memory.
My dearest cousins:
Our loss is heaven’s gain. Aunty Mary was al ways my role-model. She was everything a woman could be and more. Mother, wife, grandmother, aunty but most of all Christian. How I cherish the times I spent in North Carl. Going to the races and watching Ted race. Visitng the castels with Uncle Paul and Uncle Milton. Having the carpenters in the cabin shop make swords for us. The kickball games in the yard. The hours I spent under Aunty Marys tutelage teaching me to ‘type’. Feeding the bear dogs. Putting holes in coke tops and shaking them up and squiritng each other. But most of all I remeber Aunty Mary forbiding us to purchase anything on Sunday as this was the Lords day. She really is not gone but just away. Rejoice in the fact one day on the other side we shall see her again. Vayo con Dios siempra. Nanci
I am so sorry for your loss. I have fond memories of speaking with Miss Sellers while visiting the coin shop with my grandfather, Bud Davis. She was always so sweet and stopped whatever she was doing to speak with us.
Danny and family..my heart goes out to you on your loss..I too lost my mom this week…my thoughts and prayers are with you…Tom
Special memories shall remain close to my heart forever. Our love and prayers, to your beautiful family.
To the Sellers family,
My deepest condolences in this time of loss.I can imagine Mary celebrating in heaven with her husband Paul,sons Ted and,David,her brothers F.D,Trellis,Carlton,Asa,and her nephew William(Bill)Preston.She will be greatly missed.I have many fond memories of coming to Asheville to visit her.And I am sadened by the news of her death.But comforted by the knowledge that I will see her again one day.
Danny, Tommy, Tony and Family of Mary Sellers.
I truly am saddened to know of Ms. Seller’s departure from this old earth. She is now residing with Mother and all of those who have gone before her to now live with Jesus. If there ever was a saint on this earth I truly know that Mary Sellers was one. She has touched many lives over the years and because of the way she lived her life she will be among those who she has touched. I truly know that Mother is very happy to see her as she always loved Ms. Sellers. You all are in our prayers and our thoughts.
Barbara Orr
To the Sellers Family,
Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. You have my deepest sympathies.
Bill Boone
Tommy,
Mary will be missed greatly by all who knew her. We both have such wonderful memories of her from church.
May God Bless you and your family.
Tommy, So sorry to hear of your mother’s passing. She was a wonderful person. I remember going in the coin shop when I was growing up and from time to time seeing her at the church.
God bless you and your family.
Our Hearts go out to the family, I was a customer of the coin shop for many years. Mary was a very honest and sweet lady. God bless you all.
Danny and Tommy and Family; We are very sorry for the lost of your Mom.
Beverly knew her from West Asheville in her youth, and from being so close to David.
Your family has been through much more than most from the lost of loved ones. Our hearts go out to you all.
tommy we are sorry for your loss our prayers are with you god be with your family during this time God bless you the jervis family
Mary will be dearly missed.Going to her coin shop since childhood and beyond on haywood rd,right beside my dads grocery store,got to know her well.She always had some interesting coins and bills to show you.She absolutely loved that coin shop,and could pretty well tell you everything you would want to know about any of it.Mary will be deeply missed by all.A good lady,and respected merchant.
Mary was a good neighbor when we had a grocery store right beside her.She will be truly missed.
Dear Tony, Doris, Danny and Tommy,
I am so sorry to hear of the death of your Mother/Grandmother. Seems like yesterday when we all were kids playing in the neighborhood; and of course we cannot forget Brownie and Trixie and all of their ‘kids.’ I loved going into the coin shop and looking at all of the things she had there – so much to look at. To this day, when I wear my pearls, I think of Mary Sellers. I was wearing them one time and she made the comment how much she loved pearls and that she liked mine. She told me to ‘be sure and not get perfume on them.’ What precious family memories we have had together over the years. Mary is now at peace, and in Heaven with Paul, Ted and David – what a reunion they are having. My thoughts, prayers and love are with all of you.
To the Sellers family,
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
To all of the Sellers family I wanted you to know that I never knew anyone in my life that was sweeter, kinder and so much like I imagined Jesus to be. Seeing her every Sunday at church was always a given and she hugged me and spoke to me every time. She meant a great deal to the Cordell family and she always will. We will pray for you during this time, but just remember that she is with Jesus now and those in your family that went before. I love all of you – Sharon Cordell Dicus
My deepest sympathy to the Sellers boy’s.I always enjoyed my good times in the summer in Ashville with Aunt Mary and uncle Paul. Hope I can live up to her name as I was named after her.