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William Wilbur “Bill” Willis

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William Wilbur “Bill” Willis

Birth
Fowler, Meade County, Kansas, USA
Death
3 Mar 2015 (aged 65)
Tennessee, USA
Burial
Bartlett, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.2285583, Longitude: -89.7847611
Plot
Garden of the Divine Promise
Memorial ID
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May 9, 1949 - March 3, 2015

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.
May 9, 1949 - March 3, 2015

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.

Inscription

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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  • Created by: KLS
  • Added: Mar 5, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143353885/william_wilbur-willis: accessed ), memorial page for William Wilbur “Bill” Willis (9 May 1949–3 Mar 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 143353885, citing Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, Bartlett, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by KLS (contributor 47564246).