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William Edwin “Willie” Callis

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William Edwin “Willie” Callis

Birth
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Death
22 Jul 1929 (aged 64)
Gwynn, Mathews County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Gwynn, Mathews County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of William James Callis and Elizabeth A. Williams.
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Mathews Journal,
Thur, 25 Jul 1929, p4, c1

Mr. Willie Edwin Callis

Mr. Willie E. Callis, aged 64 years died at his home on Gwynn's Island, Monday evening, July 22nd. Mr. Callis was a prominent citizen of the Island, and had many friends there and elsewhere. He was a Deacon in the Island Baptist Church.

Besides his widow, Mrs. Lucy E. Callis, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Vernon Hurst, and Mrs. J. A. Rowe, of Gwynn's Island; seven sons, Messrs Robert M. and Homer R. of Baltimore, Md., Rufus G., Eugene B., Vivian H., Leonard R. and Rodney D. Callis, of Mathews County; a brother, Mr. Eugene Callis, also of this county. Funeral services were held at the Gwynn's Island Baptist Church, Thursday afternoon at 3:30 conducted by his pastor, Rev. I. E. Belch. Interment was made in the Island Cemetery. Six of his sons were the active pallbearers.
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Headstone shows year of birth 1865; death certificate, marriage certificate and 1900 U.S. Census records show year as 1864.
Son of William James Callis and Elizabeth A. Williams.
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Mathews Journal,
Thur, 25 Jul 1929, p4, c1

Mr. Willie Edwin Callis

Mr. Willie E. Callis, aged 64 years died at his home on Gwynn's Island, Monday evening, July 22nd. Mr. Callis was a prominent citizen of the Island, and had many friends there and elsewhere. He was a Deacon in the Island Baptist Church.

Besides his widow, Mrs. Lucy E. Callis, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Vernon Hurst, and Mrs. J. A. Rowe, of Gwynn's Island; seven sons, Messrs Robert M. and Homer R. of Baltimore, Md., Rufus G., Eugene B., Vivian H., Leonard R. and Rodney D. Callis, of Mathews County; a brother, Mr. Eugene Callis, also of this county. Funeral services were held at the Gwynn's Island Baptist Church, Thursday afternoon at 3:30 conducted by his pastor, Rev. I. E. Belch. Interment was made in the Island Cemetery. Six of his sons were the active pallbearers.
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Headstone shows year of birth 1865; death certificate, marriage certificate and 1900 U.S. Census records show year as 1864.

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