William ("Bill") Wilbur Willis, 65, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, passed away on March 3, 2015.
The funeral service will be held in Pollard Chapel at Bellevue Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 6.
Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd.
Burial in Memorial Gardens.
Bill was born in Fowler, Kansas on May 9, 1949.
He grew up in Wichita, KS where he graduated from Wichita High School West. He attended Wichita State University, The University of Kansas, and was a graduate of Memphis State University.
Bill worked as a restaurant manager before transitioning to driving as a courier, making his hobby of cars and driving a career. He was also actively involved at Bellevue Baptist Church, where he worked with children for more than forty years.
Bill is survived by Martha Rowe Willis, his wife of 42 years, sons Reed and Lance (Jessica), grandson Andrew, and sisters Mary (Richard), Helen (Mike), and Wilma (Bob), and other family and friends.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents Leroy and Alice and sisters Phyllis and Jean.
William ("Bill") Wilbur Willis, 65, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, passed away on March 3, 2015.
The funeral service will be held in Pollard Chapel at Bellevue Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 6.
Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd.
Burial in Memorial Gardens.
Bill was born in Fowler, Kansas on May 9, 1949.
He grew up in Wichita, KS where he graduated from Wichita High School West. He attended Wichita State University, The University of Kansas, and was a graduate of Memphis State University.
Bill worked as a restaurant manager before transitioning to driving as a courier, making his hobby of cars and driving a career. He was also actively involved at Bellevue Baptist Church, where he worked with children for more than forty years.
Bill is survived by Martha Rowe Willis, his wife of 42 years, sons Reed and Lance (Jessica), grandson Andrew, and sisters Mary (Richard), Helen (Mike), and Wilma (Bob), and other family and friends.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents Leroy and Alice and sisters Phyllis and Jean.
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FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHO SO EVER BELIVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PARISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. John 3:16 KJV
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