Franklin Dee "Willie" Willis, 80, of Timberville, VA died August 3, 2013 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinsburg, WV.
He was born April 15, 1933 in Clintwood, VA and was a son of the late Bill and Maxie Moore Willis.
He was a self employed truck driver. He was a member of the Timberville Church of the Nazarene. He loved the outdoors, enjoying fishing, hunting, and gardening. He was a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army, where he received a Purple Heart.
On February 3, 1953 he married the former Joyce Lea Haynes, who preceded him in death on March 28, 2012.
He is survived by three daughters; Frances LeRose, of Fredericksburg, VA, Lynetta Stilwell, of Vinton, VA, Pamela Secrist, of Timberville, four sons; Richard Willis, of Gasburg, VA, Jeffrey Willis of Fredericksburg, VA, Michael Willis, of Valentine, VA, Chad Willis, of Scottsville, VA, 28 grandchildren, and a number of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
Pastor's Todd Thomas and Ron Graham will conduct a memorial service Thursday 2 PM at the Grandle Funeral Home Chapel in Broadway.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the funeral home.
His body was cremated and burial will be private.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 420 Neff Avenue, Suite 210, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 or Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH, 45250-0301.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.grandlefuneralhome.com.
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He was born April 15, 1933 in Clintwood, VA and was a son of the late Bill and Maxie Moore Willis.
He was a self employed truck driver. He was a member of the Timberville Church of the Nazarene. He loved the outdoors, enjoying fishing, hunting, and gardening. He was a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army, where he received a Purple Heart.
On February 3, 1953 he married the former Joyce Lea Haynes, who preceded him in death on March 28, 2012.
He is survived by three daughters; Frances LeRose, of Fredericksburg, VA, Lynetta Stilwell, of Vinton, VA, Pamela Secrist, of Timberville, four sons; Richard Willis, of Gasburg, VA, Jeffrey Willis of Fredericksburg, VA, Michael Willis, of Valentine, VA, Chad Willis, of Scottsville, VA, 28 grandchildren, and a number of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
Pastor's Todd Thomas and Ron Graham will conduct a memorial service Thursday 2 PM at the Grandle Funeral Home Chapel in Broadway.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the funeral home.
His body was cremated and burial will be private.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 420 Neff Avenue, Suite 210, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 or Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH, 45250-0301.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.grandlefuneralhome.com.
From Grandle Funeral Home
Franklin Dee "Willie" Willis, 80, of Timberville, VA died August 3, 2013 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinsburg, WV.
He was born April 15, 1933 in Clintwood, VA and was a son of the late Bill and Maxie Moore Willis.
He was a self employed truck driver. He was a member of the Timberville Church of the Nazarene. He loved the outdoors, enjoying fishing, hunting, and gardening. He was a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army, where he received a Purple Heart.
On February 3, 1953 he married the former Joyce Lea Haynes, who preceded him in death on March 28, 2012.
He is survived by three daughters; Frances LeRose, of Fredericksburg, VA, Lynetta Stilwell, of Vinton, VA, Pamela Secrist, of Timberville, four sons; Richard Willis, of Gasburg, VA, Jeffrey Willis of Fredericksburg, VA, Michael Willis, of Valentine, VA, Chad Willis, of Scottsville, VA, 28 grandchildren, and a number of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
Pastor's Todd Thomas and Ron Graham will conduct a memorial service Thursday 2 PM at the Grandle Funeral Home Chapel in Broadway.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the funeral home.
His body was cremated and burial will be private.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 420 Neff Avenue, Suite 210, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 or Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH, 45250-0301.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.grandlefuneralhome.com.
From Grandle Funeral Home
He was born April 15, 1933 in Clintwood, VA and was a son of the late Bill and Maxie Moore Willis.
He was a self employed truck driver. He was a member of the Timberville Church of the Nazarene. He loved the outdoors, enjoying fishing, hunting, and gardening. He was a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army, where he received a Purple Heart.
On February 3, 1953 he married the former Joyce Lea Haynes, who preceded him in death on March 28, 2012.
He is survived by three daughters; Frances LeRose, of Fredericksburg, VA, Lynetta Stilwell, of Vinton, VA, Pamela Secrist, of Timberville, four sons; Richard Willis, of Gasburg, VA, Jeffrey Willis of Fredericksburg, VA, Michael Willis, of Valentine, VA, Chad Willis, of Scottsville, VA, 28 grandchildren, and a number of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
Pastor's Todd Thomas and Ron Graham will conduct a memorial service Thursday 2 PM at the Grandle Funeral Home Chapel in Broadway.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the funeral home.
His body was cremated and burial will be private.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 420 Neff Avenue, Suite 210, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 or Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH, 45250-0301.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.grandlefuneralhome.com.
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