Christine Thompson Sellers 77, of the Sellers Town Community, Whiteville passed on Sunday, August 30, 2026 in Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Angel House. She was born November 10, 1948 in Columbus County the daughter of the late Julius Thompson and Martha Ann Smith Thompson.
Christine retired from the News Reporter after 34 years and the Columbus County Clerk of Court as assistant deputy. She was a member of the Chadbourn Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She is survived by a brother, Bobby Tedder (Betty) of Galveston, TX; two sisters, Ann Tedder Soles (Danny) of Lake Waccamaw; Joyce Thompson Inman (Andy) of Whiteville; nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2021, Bennie Sellers; her parents; sisters, Elizabeth Hinson and Barbara Ann Jacobs; brothers, Ernest Tedder and Nathan Tedder.
Her funeral service will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at Peacock Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Donald Conway. Burial will be in Whiteville Memorial Cemetery.
Her family will receive friends 1:00- 2:00 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at Peacock Funeral Home. Her family expresses their appreciation to Kaley, McKinlee, Crystal, Beverly, Melody, Christy and Brinkley for their care and compassion during Christine’s illness.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Angel House, 206 Warrior Trail, Whiteville, NC 28472.
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