William Sells Obituary

William Sells, while part funny man, country farmer, patriot, music lover, wok wizard, and troublemaker, was also wholly a story-teller, who completed his last chapter on Saturday, 23 November 2019, when he, as Bill would say, "lost his shadow.".

Bill's story began on May 30, 1930 on his family's 400-acre Lancaster, Ohio farm during a time when limited means did not mean limited abundance, love…or mischief-making. His younger years were spent with an older brother, Duke, two sisters Pat and Jody, and a younger brother, Mike. He and his siblings found fun in the abundance of the farm, using everyday items to entertain themselves like pick-up baseball games in the cow pasture-- using cow patties for bases, participating in tomato fights, and trying his hand at card games to determine the unfortunate soul stuck doing chores.

Bill learned about hard work on the farm, but also about friendship and compassion. He remembered how his mother would make extra food at mealtimes in order to feed the hobos passing through on the rail system and how his sister would stand with him and hold his hand when he was made to stand in the corner as punishment for his mischief making.

At age 18, Bill joined the Navy and served as a radar man on the Gyatt DD712 in the Mediterranean. After his time in the Navy, he followed his brother to Notre Dame to study engineering and then transferred to Ohio State for pharmacy school one year later. He graduated pharmacy school in 1957 and welcomed two of his three children, Scott, and Chris to his growing family. He settled in Maine in the late 1960's and welcomed his second daughter Jennifer into his family.

Bill worked as a pharmacist in both retail establishments and in hospital settings. He served as the director of Pharmacy at Augusta Mental Health Institute where he met his wife, Terry to whom he has been married for 25 years.

Please join us at the Cedar Brook Burial Ground in Limington, Maine at 2 pm on Friday, November 29, 2019, followed by a get together at Terry and Bill's house at 1 Melrose Way in Windham. Please bring with you how his story has touched yours. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Hospice of Southern Maine would be greatly appreciated. Arrangements are in the care of the Windham Chapel of Dolby Blais & Segee, 434 River Rd., Windham, ME 04062.