- Date Of Birth: April 21, 1927
- Date Of Death: September 20, 2018
- State: Indiana
Mattie Sellers, 91, passed away on September 20, 2018 at Colonial Oaks Health Care Center in Marion.
Mattie was born in Pollock South Dakota, the youngest of 3 daughters, on April 21, 1927 to the late John Frederick and Annie MarieSolomonson. Mattie graduated from West Liberty (Ohio) High School in 1945 and from Asbury College (KY) in 1949. Mattie was a resident of Fairmount from 1965 until she moved to Colonial Oaks in 2013. Mattie served as the Executive Secretary for the President of Taylor University from 1966 until her retirement in 1989, spanning the administrations of five Taylor presidents. She loved her work and the many lifelong friends she made at Taylor University. Mattie loved music and served as the organist for the Back Creek Friends Meeting in Fairmount for 40 years. Mattie also played the organ for the annual James Dean Memorial Service from its inauguration until her retirement as organist at Back Creek Friends Meeting.
Mattie was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Jim Sellers, a lifelong Fairmount resident. Mattie was also preceded in death by her two older sisters, Ethel MaeGlassburnand Lois Marie Logan. Mattie is survived by her 3 sons, John (Anna) Wyatt, San Diego CA, Steve (Marlene) Wyatt, Apex NC, and Randy Wyatt, Apex NC, and grandchildren Christina (Darius)Dauer, Apex NC and David (Liz) Wyatt, Chapel Hill NC.
Mattie is also survived by her nieces Audrey (Jim) Oliphant, Columbus OH, Annie (Tom) Otto, Gainesville FL, and Becky (Bill) Howell, Athens AL, and her nephew Jeffrey (Nita) Logan, San Jose CA.
