Obituary
Rev. Earl
Selby
(October 28, 1925 - March 23, 2011)
Rev. Earl
Selby, Jr, 85, Of Huntington, passed into the loving arms of his
wife Erma and his daughter Earlene, Wednesday evening, March 23, 2011, after
a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Funeral services will be conducted at
12:30 PM Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Chapman’s Mortuary with Dr. Ricky Ray
officiating. Burial will be in Woodmere Memorial Park. He was born October
28, 1925, the only son of Earl and Betty Selby, of Springfield, MO He is
survived by his sisters, Roxie Dearmore and Dorothy Ricker, 2 nieces, Brenda
Dearmore and Darlene Goding, 2 nephews, Franklin Dearmore, Jr., and Chris
Burdette; grandson, William Ball, and 4 great grandchildren. Also his family
at Huntington Health and Rehab, to whom we owe my utmost love and respect
for the care and devotion given to Pastor Selby; his Pastor Ricky Ray, and
church family at Highlawn Baptist Church. He remained a faithful servant. He
was an usher and a member of the Prime Timers Choir. He graduated from the
Southern Baptist Seminary in 1957, where met his wife, Erma Winegar Selby.
They were married for 64 years, and during that time they served the
ministry as a single unit. Pastor Selby came to us from Woodbine Baptist
Church in Manassas, VA. where his friends, Nancy Slusher, Mr. and Mrs. Randy
Pittman, the Bradley’s, Joyce Myers, the Key’s, and the Crisp’s, have
remained as loyal and faithful friends. We thank you so much. His Chaplain
and nurses from Hospice were greatly appreciated for the last week he was
with us. Harold and B. J. Camp request your presence to honor Pastor Selby’s
life after 11:30 AM Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Chapman’s Mortuary.
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