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Van Vertis Willey Veteran

Birth: 12 Nov 1911
Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA
Death: 6 Sep 2007 (aged 95)
Buna, Jasper County, Texas, USA
Burial: Eaves Cemetery

Gist, Jasper County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 21425447 View Source

Van, of Gist, passed away at Buna Medical Center.

A native of Orange, he was a longtime resident of Gist.

Van was a Dairy Farmer with Franklin Dairy Farms in Buna.

He served his country during WW II in the U.S. Army and was a member of Genesis Baptist Church in Buna.

Survivors include his sons Joe and Fletcher Willey, daughters Margaret Luckey, Elsie O'Neal, eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.

Van, of Gist, passed away at Buna Medical Center.

A native of Orange, he was a longtime resident of Gist.

Van was a Dairy Farmer with Franklin Dairy Farms in Buna.

He served his country during WW II in the U.S. Army and was a member of Genesis Baptist Church in Buna.

Survivors include his sons Joe and Fletcher Willey, daughters Margaret Luckey, Elsie O'Neal, eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.

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PVT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II

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Katherine "Nannie" Clark Willey

1922–2001 (m. 1941)

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Maintained by: Homer King
Originally Created by: jrrmr910
Added: Sep 7, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21425447/van_vertis-willey: accessed ), memorial page for Van Vertis Willey (12 Nov 1911–6 Sep 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21425447, citing Eaves Cemetery, Gist, Jasper County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Homer King (contributor 47410672).

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