Obituary

William D. "David" Sellers

September 10, 1950 - October 19, 2025

William D. “David” Sellers, age 75, passed peacefully from this world into the next on October 19, 2025. He was born September 10, 1950 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Hascal Oreetha Sellers and Mary Oree Bucklew Sellers. After growing up in Seminary, Mississippi, he moved to Kentwood, Louisiana in 1967 and made his life there, raising a family and serving the community for many years as Director of Public Works. 

He is survived by his son, William D. “Bill” Sellers, Jr. (Michell), his daughter, Kara S. Corkern (Wesley), granddaughters, Molly Sellers and Camellia Corkern, and sister, Pam Sellers, along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. 

David was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Pamela Bunch Sellers, parents, Hascal Oreetha and Mary Oree Sellers, and siblings, Elizabeth Sellers Howell, Jerry Wayne Sellers, Rayford Harold Sellers, and Kathy Sellers Adams. 

The family would like to thank the staff at The Lodge at Tangi Pines and North Oaks Medical Center for their tremendous care. In accordance with David’s wishes, he will be cremated. 

Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, Louisiana, on Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 9:00AM until 11:00AM with religious services conducted by Brother Ryan Thurman at 11:00 AM. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana.