Wasco-Hood River County OR Archives Obituaries.....Sellers, Jo Ella March 15, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, March 18, 2005
    Hood River resident Jo Ella Sellers, 47, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at 
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital.
     She was born March 25, 1957, in Ft. Benton, Mont., to Cliff and Mel 
(Bovee) Taylor. 
     She grew up in Arizona and moved to Hood River with her family in 1964. 
After graduation from High School, she lived in San Francisco for two years 
while attending college, plus one year after her marriage.
     She and husband Gilbert Sellers moved back to Hood River in 1978 and have 
lived there ever since.
     Her great love was children. She operated a day care in her home for a 
number of years as she as raising Jessie and Noah.
     She was creative in the activities with the children; tea parties, making 
doll houses, playing dress-up and many pretend games. Her Sunday School kids 
adored her and always rose to the challenges she gave them, exemplifying 
scripture was important; their reward was a Bible of their own with their name 
engraved in gold on the front. Every child earned one.
     She worked several years at Hood River County Bank and later Key Bank, 
then became the receptionist at Don Nunamaker Realtors where Don Nunamaker 
kept urging her to get her sales license and become an agent with her mom. 
     She did that four years ago and letters from her customers and clients 
reflected the personal touch and many extras her service provided and a very 
genuine involvement in their lives beyond buying or selling a house. She 
created a "monthly market watch" and "End of the year report" with much 
statistical information. They were made available to all the agents in the 
office for their use as well. Her upbeat attitude and joy of life penetrated 
the whole office, where she will be greatly missed.
     She is survived by her husband Gilbert Sellers of Hood River; daughter, 
Jessie and husband Bob Wood of The Dalles; son, Noah Sellers of Hood River, 
grandson, Alex Wood of The Dalles; parents Cliff and Mel Taylor of Hood River; 
three sisters, Mary Beth Copper of Yacolt, Wash., Lee Ann Routson of Parkdale, 
and Lisa Calmettes of Milwaukee; brother, John Taylor of Hood River; and 
numerous nieces and nephews.
     A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 20, at the Hood River 
Christian Missionary Alliance Church at 3 p.m.
     Memorial contributions in her name may be made to the Jo Ella Sellers 
Memorial Fund c/o Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals * Receptions * 
Cremations) 1401 Belmont Hood River, OR 97031.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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