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Phil Selley

Funeral services for Mr. Phil Selley will be 12:00 Noon Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Mike Flanagan and Todd Elliott officiating.  Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.  Visitation Wednesday 10 AM until service at Ligon & Bobo.

Mr. Selley, age 84 of Lebanon passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019, at Summit Medical Center, surrounded by his family.

Born Oscar Phillip Selley on November 15, 1934, in Davidson County, he is the son of the late Oscar D. and Lora B. Anderson Selley.  He graduated from North High School and attended George Peabody College.  He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.  He was an Insurance Examiner for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, involving traveling to numerous parts of the country.  He was a member of Berea Church of Christ.  He was a very talented poetry writer.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary Ann Nix Selley; two children: Tom Selley; and Phyllis (Don) Owen; grandchildren: Jennifer Selley, Patrick Owen, and Jessica Owen; great granddaughter, Vivian Selley; host of nieces, nephews, and their families; close friends, Philip & Delores Coleman and Holly Burlingame and many others.

Memorials may be made to Church of Christ Disaster Relief or to the charity of your choice.

LIGON & BOBO FUNERAL HOME of Lebanon (615) 444-2142   www.ligonbobo.com

Messages for the Family

  1. Annie Knight says:
    Tommy, we at Williams Sales are all sadden of the news of your father’s passing. Fred, Dan, Ms. Jean, and myself are sending our sincerest sympathies. May you and your family be blessed with comfort in coming weeks.