John Willis, 85, is a descendent of the founder of Greensky Hill Methodist Church.
He attended Tomah Indian School, in Wisconsin and there learned the masonry
trade which he practiced in Charlevoix County before becoming employed at the Penn-Dixie Cement Plant where he worked until retirement. On Novemeber
10, 1910, he married the former Mary Webster who preceded him in death in 1968. His survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Nathaniel (Ann) Smith) of Bay Shore; three sons, Ray, of Gaylord, Homer, of Boyne City, and Gordon of Bay Shore , 20 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and one brother, Enos. Services were held at Greensky Hill Methodist Church.
He attended Tomah Indian School, in Wisconsin and there learned the masonry
trade which he practiced in Charlevoix County before becoming employed at the Penn-Dixie Cement Plant where he worked until retirement. On Novemeber
10, 1910, he married the former Mary Webster who preceded him in death in 1968. His survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Nathaniel (Ann) Smith) of Bay Shore; three sons, Ray, of Gaylord, Homer, of Boyne City, and Gordon of Bay Shore , 20 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and one brother, Enos. Services were held at Greensky Hill Methodist Church.
John Willis, 85, is a descendent of the founder of Greensky Hill Methodist Church.
He attended Tomah Indian School, in Wisconsin and there learned the masonry
trade which he practiced in Charlevoix County before becoming employed at the Penn-Dixie Cement Plant where he worked until retirement. On Novemeber
10, 1910, he married the former Mary Webster who preceded him in death in 1968. His survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Nathaniel (Ann) Smith) of Bay Shore; three sons, Ray, of Gaylord, Homer, of Boyne City, and Gordon of Bay Shore , 20 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and one brother, Enos. Services were held at Greensky Hill Methodist Church.
He attended Tomah Indian School, in Wisconsin and there learned the masonry
trade which he practiced in Charlevoix County before becoming employed at the Penn-Dixie Cement Plant where he worked until retirement. On Novemeber
10, 1910, he married the former Mary Webster who preceded him in death in 1968. His survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Nathaniel (Ann) Smith) of Bay Shore; three sons, Ray, of Gaylord, Homer, of Boyne City, and Gordon of Bay Shore , 20 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and one brother, Enos. Services were held at Greensky Hill Methodist Church.
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