Dorothy C. Sellers, born December 15, 1931, in Jones County, MS, passed away on April 17, 2019, at the age of 87.
Mrs. Sellers was a seamstress for Reliance Sewing Factory prior to her retirement. She loved to sew and work in the garden. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Cochran and Martha Jane Henry Cochran; husband, Granville Sellers; daughter, Janice Cooley; and four brothers.
Survivors include her son, Michael Gibson of Ruston, LA; daughter, Rebecca Cornelius of Mobile, AL; grandchildren, Cade Gibson, Jarrett Cooley, Benjamin Cooley, Crystal McMurray, and Jason Cooley; great grandchildren, Joshua Cooley, Luke Cooley, Jasmine Cooley, Parker Rose McMurray, and Madden McMurray; one sister, Willie Jo “Pig” Manning of Laurel; son-in-law, Phillip Cooley of Laurel; nephews, James Manning and Pete Cochran; and a host of other nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the service will be at 3:30 p.m. Interment will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Bro. Dave Moran will officiate.
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