Jed Mauk Sellars was born on August 14, 1936 in Binger, OK to Harry James and Bessie (Cable) Sellars. He passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019, at his home in Binger, Oklahoma at the age of 83. Jed graduated from High School in New Mexico and attended community college in Oklahoma City. Jed worked as an airplane mechanic with the US Navy until his retirement in 1984 and moved back to Binger, Oklahoma. Jed loved OU football, John Wayne movies and the Western Channel on TV. He loved his grandchildren and attended all their sporting events. He was a great storyteller and he used to do the grandkids school reports for them, writing them out and having them copy it. Jed was a life-long Democrat and loved politics. He attended First Baptist Church in Binger, Oklahoma.
Survivors Include: his daughter, Alice East and husband Jimmie of Binger, OK, Grandchildren: Amber Flint, Tevin Johnson, Kalen Johnson and wife Delaney, Dawn Marie Hawkins and husband Tim, Donnie East and wife Rhonda, Shawn East and wife Melisa, Devin “Mikie” East and wife Tanya, 18 great grandchildren, Titus, Bailey, and Brenley, and 18 other great grandchildren, 14 great great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, Jeanne Abrams, Rick and Lynnie Holcomb, John Cottrell, Jerry Sellars, Jeannine Sellars, Lynda Bailey, and Harold Hartwell, sister in law, Leah Fight, as well as many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Bessie Sellars, brothers Jimmy and Harry “Bub” Sellars, Jr., and sisters Ladonna Hartwell and Helen Lewis, wife Alice Sellars, sons Brad Fight, Richard “Dickie” Fight, daughter in law, Denise Fight.
Memorial Services: 2PM, Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Binger Baptist Church, Binger, OK
Officiating: Rev. Dennis King
Services under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to the family at turnerfuneralhomes@gmail.com, or you can find us on facebook.com (Turner Funeral Homes).
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