Nancy Pauline Sell (Plainview)

Petersburg, Texas – Nancy Pauline Sell, 94, of Petersburg passed away on December 19, 2006 in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. in the Main Street Church of Christ with Mr. Owen Carr officiating and Mr. Doyle Gilliam assisting. Burial will follow in Petersburg Cemetery under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Mrs. Sell was born on November 27, 1912 to Ernest Riley Shelley and Nancy Elizabeth Smith Shelley in Crosbyton, TX. At the age of two she moved with her family to Northeast Lubbock County. She graduated from Petersburg High School and attended Draughon’s Business College in Lubbock. She married George Robert Sell in 1933. They have been continuously involved in farming near Becton and Petersburg communities for their 73 years of marriage. She was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ, Lubbock Christian University Associates, Petersburg Senior Citizens, 1936 Study Club, and Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. She was named Petersburg’s “Woman of the Year” in 2003. She was known for her thoughtfulness in sending cards to friends and family on all occasions. She was a homemaker and loyal supporter of activities of children and grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, G.R. Sell of the Home; one daughter, Mary Kathalyn Holloway and her husband Bob of Bowie, TX; three sons, James Sell and his wife Iwana of Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, George Sell and his wife Judy of Amarillo, TX; Wayne Sell and his wife Jane of Dewey, OK; 15 Grandchildren; 27 Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Verna Mae Shelley; and brother, Ernest Riley “Jack” Shelley, Jr. The family suggests memorials to the Children’s Home of Lubbock, P.O. Box 2824, Lubbock, TX 79408 or a favorite charity.