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Doris Nelms
(2 Dec 1923 - 11 Apr 2020)
Doris Nelms Selby, December 2, 1923 ~ April 11, 2020 (age 96)
Doris Nelms Selby, 96, of Montrose, died Saturday, April 11, 2020. Mrs. Selby was a lifelong resident of Montrose, a homemaker and she taught school in Portland. Mrs. Selby was a very active member of the Montrose Baptist Church, where she served as a choir director and church organist and taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible school. She loved spending time outdoors working in her garden.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, R.D. Selby in 2016; a son, Robert Daniel Selby in 2001; two grandsons, Thomas Marion Bostick and Jonathan “Jody" Moreau; a great-grandson, Cory Dane Selby; her parents, Benjamin Franklin and Cora Frances Higginbotham Nelms; two brothers, Billy Nelms and Raymond Benjamin Nelms and two sisters, Bertie Smith and Laurie Bawcom.
She is survived by a son, Jerry Selby and wife, Billie, of Portland; two daughters, Nina Pamplin and husband, Chuck Livingston, of Monticello and Patricia Kelley and husband, Don, of Bossier City, Louisiana; a brother, Clarence Nelms and wife, Ednadean, of Stuttgart; a sister, Christine Ingle of Monticello; 10 grandchildren, Lissa Smith, Chris Selby, Suzanne Singleton, Phil Selby, Ted Selby, Tracy Tucker, Eric Selby, Richalle Ney, Renee Clardy and Dorissa Kaufman; 25 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
Private graveside services are 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in the Snyder Cemetery with Bro. Larry Donaldson officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons, Ted Selby, Eric Selby, Chris Selby, and Phil Selby. Memorials may be made to the Snyder Cemetery Association, c/o Mrs. Sue Bailey, 126 Honey Hill Loop, Searcy, AR 72143 or to the Montrose Baptist Church, PO Box 275, Montrose, AR 71658.
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Doris Nelms Selby Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Doris Nelms Selby (Montrose, Arkansas), who passed away at the age of 96, on April 11, 2020. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husband R. D. Selby; her son Robert Daniel Selby; her grandsons, Thomas Marion Bostick, Jonathan "Jody" Moreau and Neal Selby; her great grandchild Cory Dane Selby; her parents, Benjamin Franklin and Cora Frances Higginbotham Nelms; and her siblings, Billy Nelms, Raymond Benjamin Nelms, Bertie Smith and Laurie Bawcom.
She is survived by: her children, Jerry Selby (Billie) of Portland, Nina Pamplin (Chuck Livingston) of Monticello and Patricia Kelley (Don) of Bossier City, Louisiana; her siblings, Clarence Nelms (Ednadean) of Stuttgart and Christine Ingle of Monticello; and her grandchildren, Lissa Smith, Suzanne Singleton, Phil Selby, Ted Selby, Tracy Tucker, Eric Selby, Richalle Ney, Renee Clardy, Dorissa Kaufman and Chris Selby. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
Doris Nelms Selby, 96, of Montrose, died Saturday, April 11, 2020. Mrs. Selby was a lifelong resident of Montrose, a homemaker and she taught school in Portland. Mrs. Selby was a very active member of the Montrose Baptist Church, where she served as a choir director and church organist and taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible school. She loved spending time outdoors working in her garden.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, R.D. Selby in 2016; a son, Robert Daniel Selby in 2001; two grandsons, Thomas Marion Bostick and Jonathan “Jody" Moreau; a great-grandson, Cory Dane Selby; her parents, Benjamin Franklin and Cora Frances Higginbotham Nelms; two brothers, Billy Nelms and Raymond Benjamin Nelms and two sisters, Bertie Smith and Laurie Bawcom.
She is survived by a son, Jerry Selby and wife, Billie, of Portland; two daughters, Nina Pamplin and husband, Chuck Livingston, of Monticello and Patricia Kelley and husband, Don, of Bossier City, Louisiana; a brother, Clarence Nelms and wife, Ednadean, of Stuttgart; a sister, Christine Ingle of Monticello; 10 grandchildren, Lissa Smith, Chris Selby, Suzanne Singleton, Phil Selby, Ted Selby, Tracy Tucker, Eric Selby, Richalle Ney, Renee Clardy and Dorissa Kaufman; 25 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
Private graveside services are 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in the Snyder Cemetery with Bro. Larry Donaldson officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons, Ted Selby, Eric Selby, Chris Selby, and Phil Selby. Memorials may be made to the Snyder Cemetery Association, c/o Mrs. Sue Bailey, 126 Honey Hill Loop, Searcy, AR 72143 or to the Montrose Baptist Church, PO Box 275, Montrose, AR 71658.
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Doris Nelms Selby Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Doris Nelms Selby (Montrose, Arkansas), who passed away at the age of 96, on April 11, 2020. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husband R. D. Selby; her son Robert Daniel Selby; her grandsons, Thomas Marion Bostick, Jonathan "Jody" Moreau and Neal Selby; her great grandchild Cory Dane Selby; her parents, Benjamin Franklin and Cora Frances Higginbotham Nelms; and her siblings, Billy Nelms, Raymond Benjamin Nelms, Bertie Smith and Laurie Bawcom.
She is survived by: her children, Jerry Selby (Billie) of Portland, Nina Pamplin (Chuck Livingston) of Monticello and Patricia Kelley (Don) of Bossier City, Louisiana; her siblings, Clarence Nelms (Ednadean) of Stuttgart and Christine Ingle of Monticello; and her grandchildren, Lissa Smith, Suzanne Singleton, Phil Selby, Ted Selby, Tracy Tucker, Eric Selby, Richalle Ney, Renee Clardy, Dorissa Kaufman and Chris Selby. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
Events
| Birth | 2 Dec 1923 | Montrose, Ashley County, Arkansas | |||
| Marriage | 31 Dec 1940 | Ashley County, Arkansas - Robert Daniel Selby | |||
| Census (family) | 10 Apr 1950 | Banner, Ashley County, Arkansas - Robert Daniel Selby |  |  | |
| Death | 11 Apr 2020 | Montrose, Ashley County, Arkansas | |||
| Burial | Snyder Cemetery, Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Robert Daniel Selby (1921 - 2016) |
| Child | Robert Daniel "Bobby" Selby (1941 - 2001) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Benjamin Franklin Nelms (1891 - 1966) |
| Mother | Cora Francis Higginbotham (1891 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Bertie Adean Nelms (1915 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Mary Laurie Nelms (1918 - 2015) |
| Sibling | Clarence Edward Nelms (1926 - 2021) |
| Sibling | Billy Nelms (1929 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Census (family)
R D Selby Husband M 28 years Arkansas - FarmerDoris Selby Wife F 27 years Arkansas
Robert D Selby Son M 8 years Arkansas
Jerry N Selby Son M 6 years Arkansas
Nina F Selby Daughter F 4 years Arkansas
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