Grace J. Sells, age 69, of Plainsboro, NJ, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 6th at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Her body weakened by a nearly decade long struggle with lung cancer, she succumbed to a heart attack on the prior Sunday and lapsed into a coma. Born on November 10, 1943 to Arthur W. and Ruth B Jones, she was the youngest of three girls.

Grace married her childhood sweetheart, Wilburn Arthur Sells, on June 27, 1964.
Although she held jobs as social worker, insurance associate, and substitute teacher during the early parts of her adult life, her true profession was taking care of the people around her.

She had a creative spirit and was a lover of knitting and sewing. She shared her crafted by learning from and teaching others. So devoted to knitting was she that she started several knitting guilds and even traveled to Iceland to purchase yarn.

A graduate of Douglas College in New Jersey, she was a strong advocate of education for her daughters and granddaughter and served on the PTA's in several communities, most recently she was a member of the Regional Day School PTA in Mercer County.

She will be remembered for her tireless energy and her loving, generous nature. She is survived by her husband of 48 years; two daughters, Kristie Sells and Patricia Brown and her partner Miguel Morales; granddaughter, Mattea Sells; two sisters, Ruth DuBois and her husband Dennis and Fay Hagler and her husband, Herbie; and many in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Her Going Home Celebration will be held at the Princeton Church of Christ, 33 River Road, Princeton, NJ on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11am. There will be a viewing at the church beginning at 10am that morning until the time of the service. Burial will follow at Rocky Hill Cemetery, Rocky Hill, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to NAMI Mercer (337 Brunswick Pike, Suite 124, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 www.namimercer.org) are greatly appreciated.