Olga Sellari

Mrs. Olga Ann Smith Sellari went to Heaven on April 30, 2012. Mrs. Sellari was born on June 21, 1930 in the Tibbs community in Haywood County to the late Albert Franklin Smith and Ethel Stephens Smith. Two brothers, James L. Smith and his wife Sarah and Floyd Hunter Smith, and one sister in law, Norma Lee Smith preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Ike Sellari; four sons: Patrick Sellari, Hunter Sellari (Belinda), Tommy Sellari (Beth), all of Brownsville, TN, and Ike Sellari, Jr., Jackson, TN; one brother: Albert F. "Shorty" Smith, Brownsville, TN; one sister in law: Jackie Smith, Brownsville, TN; and five grandchildren: Elizabeth Sellari, Daniel Sellari (Ilana), EveAnne Sellari, Eric Sellari, and Patrick Sellari. Mrs. Sellari loved flowers and gardening. Family and friends were very important to her. She is remembered as a cheerful, loving, and caring person who was a devoted wife, adoring mother and grandmother, and loyal friend. One of her favorite sayings was, "Before you speak - think. Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?" Mrs. Sellari lived her Christian faith through her kind actions to others and being active in her church. Visitation will be held at St. John's Catholic Church, 910 N. Washington Avenue, Brownsville, TN on Thursday, May 3, 2012 from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P. M. Funeral services will follow in the church at 1:00 P.M. under the direction of Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Mrs. Sellari's nephews: Franklin Smith, Steve Smith, Lyle Smith, Larry Smith, David Smith, Greg Smith, and Bob Smith. Honorary pallbearers are her nieces: Lynn Smith Prussia, Linda Smith Webb, Lee Ann Smith Garrett, and Donna Smith Cowan. Memorials may be made to the St. John's Catholic Church, P.O. Box 872, Brownsville TN 38012.