[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 60 (Saturday, April 12, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM ``BILL'' SELLERS

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 11, 2003

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sadness that I inform the 
House of the death of Mr. William ``Bill'' Sellers of Waynesville, 
Missouri.
  Mr. Sellers was born in Davisville, Missouri, on August 5, 1926. Bill 
was married to his wonderful wife, Melba, on November 2, 1945. He has 
always been a community, religious, and business leader.
  Mr. Sellers has thirty-two years of sales experience in the 
automobile industry. He served as the General Manager of Springfield 
Lincoln-Mercury in Springfield, Missouri, and Sales Coordinator of 
Craig Distributing Company of Salem, Missouri. Bill went on to form 
Sellers-Sexton Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Mazda Dealership, in St. 
Robert, Missouri, with his partner Larry Sexton. Mr. Sellers was the 
Vice-President of Sellers-Sexton, Inc. He was also a member of the 
Missouri Automobile Dealers Association and a member of the National 
Automobile Dealers Association.
  Mr. Sellers was a successful businessman, but above that, he was a 
caring community leader and a loving Christian man. Bill was the past 
President of the Fort Leonard Wood Mid-Missouri Chapter of Association 
of the United States Army, a member and past Chairman of the Committee 
of Fifty, and past board member of the Waynesville/St. Robert Chamber 
of Commerce. He was a 32nd degree Mason, member of Tyro Lodge No. 12 in 
Caledonia, member of Abou Ben Adheim Shrine in Springfield, Missouri, 
and member of the Missouri Association of State Troopers Emergency 
Relief Society.
  Mr. Sellers was a strong Christian man who was not afraid to share 
his beliefs with others. Bill was ordained Deacon in 1973 from 
Southhaven Baptist Church, Springfield, Missouri, and was a member of 
Westside Baptist Church, Waynesville, Missouri.
  Mr. Speaker, Bill Sellers was a man who never met a stranger and was 
always willing to help his fellow man. He had a steadfast dedication to 
his family, church, community, and business. I know the members of the 
House will join me in extending heartfelt condolences to his family: 
his wife Melba; his three children Connie Sexton, Billie Jean Dalton, 
and J. Craig Sellers; and his five grandchildren.

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