My Uncle Ivan passed away...

Charlotte Sellers Oldbury

My daddy joined my brother in heaven shortly after 5pm this evening. Our prayers were answered and he passed in his sleep and without pain. Thank you all for your prayers, love & kindnesses. Our family has felt your love and been uplifted throughout this difficult time.

Carylan Rae Sellers 
my baby brother passed this afternoon to be with the Lord.He was a great and kind man,gone way too early.we will miss him .I love you Ivan Sellers

Kurt Sellers

although i have no pictures to share ,I have many great memories of a great loving uncle,Thank you uncle Ivan & aunt Melba for always loving me & being there I will never forget ,I love yall 4-ever.

Kayla Michele Robinson
My Papa has finally joined my uncle Travis in heaven!! For the past 15 years we have gone over "across the street" every Sunday to see him. I know he will still be with us in spirit as we continue our get togethers. It's been wonderful to move back home these past 6 months and spend time with him and I'm so glad Josh was able to work with him and have his own memories with Papa. Just last week I told him it was me by his side and he said "You're my favorite, Kayla". I will always be your Kayla Belle!

Amy Kirbow
My Uncle Ivan passed away yesterday evening at the age of 67. He has now gone home to Heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus Christ and lived his life in a way that he earned the right to do so. Growing up he and his wife my Aunt Melba welcomed me and my siblings into their home and showed us kindness and love at a time in our lives when it was much needed. They had a house full of children of their own but the door was always open and a smile and kind words were seen and heard. Memories such as these have stuck with me my entire life and for that I am eternally grateful. I love you all and my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Jill Sellers Ratcliff
Words cannot express the love I have for my family. My daddy passed peacefully this evening with many of his loving daughters, his beloved wife and caring brother by his side. We have a loving Heavenly Father. He loves us so much that he has given us the opportunity to be families for eternity. I know Daddy is celebrating with my brother Travis and his parents and loved ones. I know I'll be with them again someday. I'm grateful for the peace the Gospel of Jesus Christ brings. Thanks to everyone for the calls, texts, messages and, most of all, prayers!

Rachelle Oldbury
I love my papa. I will and do miss him so much. He is such a great man and I have been truly blessed to have him in my life. I will never forget his faith or funny sense of humor. :) Till we meet again papa, I love you!

Sarah Sellers Lunt
I am honored to have been the daughter of such a great man. My father joined my brother in Heaven today. I have seen many miracles and have peace knowing that my dad is where the Lord needs him most. I am glad i could be with him as he crossed over. He was the greatest man I'll ever know. Families are forever! Thank you again for the love and support. Your prayers are felt.

Charlotte Sellers Meyers
I would like to thank everyone for the prayers, kind words, & thoughts for my brother Ivan Sellers, I made it home and to the hospital and got to spend yesterday with him when he was not in pain and he had a good day. Today he was in pain again and after awhile his body was so tired he went to sleep and went to heaven . No more pain for this wonderful, kind man. Ivan was married to his high school sweetheart & for 50 yrs. they were together, 11 children & 33 grandchildren. Ivan will be missed by so many people but we will see him again someday. I love you Ivan so so much!

Melissa Sellers Moore
Thank you all for your incredible love, prayers, and support. My sweet daddy is finally at rest. I can not begin to tell you how much I will miss him. Families are forever! He endured well the challenges he was given and left our family a legacy of faith. ♥

Rachel Allison Sellers
I am so grateful for the time I had with my dad. He was a great man. My family is amazed at how kind and helpful everyone has been to us through this rough time. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers as well. Till we met again daddy..

Kelly Sellers

The greatest man I'll ever know left this world today. I'm so so sad. But I'm grateful for memories of him, especially from when I was little, like him taking me fishing and rocking me to sleep (which lasted until I was at least 15). I'll miss knowing I could always ask him for advice, his strength throughout his life and death, and the unwavering love he had for his family. My dad put his family first from the day his first child was born, and was willing to sacrifice anything for us. He loved my mom, his sweetheart, and we all loved him for that. 

Last Friday night, the last conversation we had together he told me "Well, Kelly. You did it. I am so proud of you." I told him I was so glad he was there to see me graduate...

I love you, Daddy.

I always loved this picture of my Uncle Ivan.  I took it in July of 2009.  Malachi was a new baby and Jake was about to leave for LDAC (army training).  Jake drove me home to be with my family while he was gone and this was at one of the visits.  My Aunt Melba told me he loved to hold babies just like his Mama (my Grandma Sellers).  She even joked he would say something about not being able to help with this or that because he was "holding the baby."  Jake has pulled that one too.  What a blessing to have had such a great man in my life, to lead by example the way to be a worthy husband to his wife.  I have always looked up to my Aunt Melba for being by his side, always.  She has cared for him through the loss of his sight, and many other challenges.  I have definitely been influenced for good in my own marriage by their example.  The gathering of their children at the hospital made such an impression on my heart of what I want to keep working so hard for, an eternal, happy, and loving family full of kindness.

We love you, Uncle Ivan.

I will still remember you asking me in the hospital if Jake came with me 

(and I thought to myself how you always wanted to play Mafia with him).

How you were joking about how I had "Smith and Wesson riding shotgun" as I drove through the night to see you last week.

How I complimented your wedding band as I held your hand and you told me it was just a plain gold band, but it was what it represented that mattered.

I'm grateful for the opportunity I had to tell you that I loved you, I was grateful to you for being worthy to baptize me and confirm me a member of this church, and how you told me you were so happy to do it.

I'm happy you did too.

Here are some pictures from my TX reception.  The things I wrote were fun to read as I reminisced.

I love how hysterically I am laughing over the flyers he brought me.  Those Sellers are funny people.

Some of the Sellers

Through all this my testimony in life after this one has grown.  My Uncle Ivan was ready to go.  He asked for no second opinion, he signed a DNR (do not resuscitate).  He knew without a doubt that what he would experience on the other side was better than what he was experiencing here.  What a testimony builder for me!
Families are Forever.