Ida Mae Sells

Ida Mae Sells departed this life on January 5, 2023 at the Gardens Nursing Facility in Sapulpa, OK at the age of 89 years.

The daughter of Albert Harvey Parks and Ruth Iva (Hazlip) Parks was born on January 17, 1933. Ida worked at the Sand Springs Cotton Mill and JC Penney's before pursuing a degree in drafting, while working at Western Heat Exchangers. In June of 1987 she began working at Ramsey Winch until her retirement in 1998 at the age of 65 years.

On January 18, 1958, Ida married Elwood Sells and they made their home in Tulsa, OK. She was blessed with two sons, L.B. Dayton Girdner, from a previous marriage, and Steve Allen Sells.

Ida was saved by Brother Pittman on Thursday, April 13, 1967, and was a long-standing member of The Church of God in Porter, OK. She was a talented artist and a dedicated member of Alpha Rho Tau Civic Art Club for many years. Her other hobbies included sewing, travel, and gardening.

She is survived by her two sons, L.B. Dayton Girdner of Sperry, Steve Sells and wife, Linda, of Sand Springs; three grandchildren, April McConnell of Tulsa, Stacie Proctor of Muskogee, and Cody Sells of Sapulpa; three great-grandchildren, Bryce Dayton Stone Girdner, Morgan Briann Munsell, and Kylie Grace Tash.

Ida was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Ruth Parks, her brother, John Parks, her husband, Elwood Sells, and her great-great-grandson, Tanner Dale King.