Ron Sellers

Ronald Blair “Ron” Sellers Jr., age 79 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Diversicare of Martin. Funeral services for Mr. Sellers will be conducted on Monday, January 3, 2022, at 2:00pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Garry Burkacki officiating. Interment will follow in Bethpage Baptist Church Cemetery, in Kenton.

He was born January 14, 1942, in Yorkville, TN; the son of the late Ronald “Jack” & Mavis Oneida Bradshaw Sellers. He retired from Collins-Maury Realtors as a realtor, prior to owning Memphis Express, a trucking company, and was an accountant at Frigidaire a division of General Motors.  He was a member of Bethpage Baptist Church, loved to fish, and enjoyed watching University of Memphis basketball.

He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Dorothy Sellers; children, Kathy Sellers Milliken, Ronald Steve Sellers (Julia), Scott Sellers (Enrika); brother, Gary Sellers; grandchildren, Joshua Sellers, Ashley Woodcock (Kyle), Trey Tomlinson, Blair Sellers, Houston Kowing, Amber Kowing, Brittany Sellers; four great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to be made to:

Bethpage Baptist Church, 202 Will Fowler Rd., Kenton, TN 38233  -Or-  St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

The family will receive friends from 12:00pm – 2:00 pm on Monday, January 3, 2022, at the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Ronald Blair “Ron” Sellers Jr.