Beverly Mayard Sellers

March 22, 1929 - June 20, 2021

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lafayette for Beverly Mayard Sellers, 92, a native of Abbeville and a 66-year resident of Bayou Vista, who passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Camelot of Broussard.
She will be laid to rest in the St. Paul Cemetery in Abbeville. The Rev. Joel Faulk, pastor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, will be the Celebrant for the Mass and conduct the services.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Monday, June 21 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with the Rosary being prayed at 6:30 p.m. at Martin and Castille Funeral Home, 600 Farrel Road, Lafayette, Louisiana, and funeral Mass Tuesday, June 22, at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church on 415 Robley Drive, Lafayette, Louisiana. Visitation on Tuesday will be from 9:00 a.m. until time of the funeral.
Mrs. Beverly was a Catholic Daughter and member of a Rosary Group in Bayou Vista. She and her husband, Emmet had been married for 65 years before his passing in 2015. They enjoyed camping and RVing with their family and friends. Bev was known for her kindness, caring, and faith. She was famous for her recipes for tamales, jams, rice dressing, pickles, and margaritas. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her four children, Steven Sellers and his wife Lois, Clyde Sellers and his wife Debbie, Neil Sellers and his wife Gwen, and Douglas Sellers; seven grandchildren, Alaina Cummins and her husband Lee, Jillian Sellers, Gavin Sellers and his wife Taylor, Austin Sellers, Kyle Sellers, Dresden Sellers, and Carson Sellers; and two great grandchildren, Remington Clare Cummins and Hagen Gabriel Cummins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Emmet Gerard Sellers, daughter, Phyllis Clare Sellers, as well as brothers, Fred Mayard, Gilbert Mayard, Minos Mayard, Sterling Mayard, Lenes "Stu" Mayard, J.O. Mayard, and sister, Mae Mayard Guidry.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made in Mrs. Beverly’s name to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70503, (337) 232-1234, hospiceacadiana.com or to St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 1112 Saturn Road, Morgan City, LA 70380, (985) 395-2410.
The family expresses special thanks and gratitude to the staff of Camelot of Broussard, the devoted sitters of A Care Partner, and Hospice of Acadiana.
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Arrangements have been entrusted to Martin & Castille Funeral Home, 600 E. Farrel Road, Lafayette, LA 70508, (337) 984-2811.