Ollie Owens

Ollie Walena Sellers Owens, age 95 of Cheraw, South Carolina passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Chesterfield Convalescent Center where she had resided for more than three years. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at the Sunset Memorial Park in Bennettsville, SC, officiated by Pastor Denny Costner. Mrs. Owens was born April 8, 1915 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, daughter of the late Eddie Oskar Sellers and Martha Ella McLain Sellers. She was the beloved wife of the late Hillie Owens. Mrs. Owens worked for the Firestone/Bridgestone Plant in Bennettsville, SC for more than 30 years. She was a loving thoughtful person and a good cook. She would always make a person feel welcome in her home. In addition to her parents and husband, Ollie was also preceded in death by brothers, Rufus “Buck” Sellers, James Boyd Sellers and Robert Sellers. Surviving are her nieces and nephews; Sherry Sellers Butler and husband George Thomas Butler, Sr. of Laurel Hill, NC, Nicole Anne Sellers Powell and husband Lee H. Powell, Sr. of Charleston, SC, Carolyn Faye Sellers Knotts, Harold Dean Sellers and wife Debbie, Danny Sellers and wife Beulah all of Florence, SC The family will receive friends immediately following the service at graveside