Mr. Willis was born on December 21, 1929 and passed away in Houston, TX on March 5, 2009 after a brief illness. He was a member of the Souls Harbor Pentecostal Church.
Mr. Willis is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Willis Sr; five brothers, two sisters, and one great grandchild.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Betty Willis; five children, Sheila Billings and husband, Joe of Oakdale, LA, Sharon Garland and husband James of Calhoun, LA, Diane Tyler of Houston, TX and husband Terry of Oakdale, LA, Keith Willis and wife Kim of Lake Charles, LA, Kent Willis and wife Rhonda of Denham Springs, LA; ten grand children and twelve great grandchildren; two sisters, Lonie Ashmore and Bessie Mae Bohannon of Oakdale, LA.
Pallbearers will be Dustin Willis, Donny Willis, Shane McDaniel, Gerald Nelson, Ray Willis and Byron Gary.
Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com
Originally published March 07, 2009.∼Grandson of Jim Willis and Appy Cloud Willis of Oakdale, LA.
Son of Walter Willis Sr and Bessie Willis.
Brother of Walter Willis, Jr., Lonie Willis Ashmore, Bessie Mae Willis Bohannon.
Husband of Betty Paul Willis.
Father of Sheila Willis Billings, Sharon Willis Garland, Diane Willis Tyler, Keith Willis, Kent Willis.
Ten grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren.
Mr. Willis was born on December 21, 1929 and passed away in Houston, TX on March 5, 2009 after a brief illness. He was a member of the Souls Harbor Pentecostal Church.
Mr. Willis is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Willis Sr; five brothers, two sisters, and one great grandchild.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Betty Willis; five children, Sheila Billings and husband, Joe of Oakdale, LA, Sharon Garland and husband James of Calhoun, LA, Diane Tyler of Houston, TX and husband Terry of Oakdale, LA, Keith Willis and wife Kim of Lake Charles, LA, Kent Willis and wife Rhonda of Denham Springs, LA; ten grand children and twelve great grandchildren; two sisters, Lonie Ashmore and Bessie Mae Bohannon of Oakdale, LA.
Pallbearers will be Dustin Willis, Donny Willis, Shane McDaniel, Gerald Nelson, Ray Willis and Byron Gary.
Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com
Originally published March 07, 2009.∼Grandson of Jim Willis and Appy Cloud Willis of Oakdale, LA.
Son of Walter Willis Sr and Bessie Willis.
Brother of Walter Willis, Jr., Lonie Willis Ashmore, Bessie Mae Willis Bohannon.
Husband of Betty Paul Willis.
Father of Sheila Willis Billings, Sharon Willis Garland, Diane Willis Tyler, Keith Willis, Kent Willis.
Ten grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement