Lewis E. Willis.- Many of the progressive young agriculturists of Van Buren county are operating farms that were originally settled by their fathers, who developed them from the raw timber and brush land. Profiting by the years of experience gained by their fathers, reared themselves to the life and work of the farm, and having the advantage of modern machinery and scientific methods, they are obtaining excellent results, and the enthusiasm and enterprise of youth are assisting them to make this section one of the garden spots of the state. Lewis E. Willis, a successful young farmer and stock-raiser of Bangor township, was born on the Willis homestead in section 9 which he is now conducting, November 9, 1881, and is a son of Isaac W. and Ellen (Quick) Willis, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Canada.
Isaac W. Willis came to Michigan in 1864, and settled in Bangor township, where, after renting for a few years, he purchased eighty acres of land, but later sold five acres of this, the remainder being the farm now operated by his son, Lewis E., although it is still owned by the father, who now rents a tract of seventy-five acres in section 17. He and his wife, who also survives, have had six children: Rester, who is deceased; Lewis E.; Melvina, the wife of Clifton Pierce, of Geneva township; and Arthur, Chester and Glenn, all deceased.
The youth of Lewis E. Willis was spent on his father's farm, and his early educational training was secured in the district schools. Later he attended the Bangor high school for three years, and then took up farming. >From 1903 until 1912 he conducted the old homestead, where he carried on general farming and stock-raising, and the application of modern methods brought him fair success in his operations. He is a popular member of the Gleaners, and in politics is a Republican, having always been a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party and is now serving in the office of constable. Mrs. Willis is a member of the Congregational church.
On April 2, 1902, Mr. Willis was married to Miss Ella Pierce, a daughter of Irving and Melissa (Morse) Pierce, natives of Michigan and early settlers of Geneva township. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were the parents of four children: Myrtle, who is the wife of Charles Hammond, of Hartford, Michigan; Orion, who is deceased; Ella, who married Mr. Willis; and Clifton, who resides in Geneva township. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Willis, namely: Donald, Marguerite, and Irving William.
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Bangor Advance, Feb. 19, 1968
Lewis Willis
Bangor - Lewis (Erie) Willis, 86, of route 2, Bangor, died this morning in his home.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning at the McKane funeral home, Bangor.
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Bangor Advance, Feb. 20, 1968
Bangor - Funeral services for Lewis (Erie) Willis, 86, of route 2, Bangor, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the McKane Funeral Home, Bangor.
Mr. Willis was born Nov. 9, 1881, in Bangor Township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Willis. On April 2, 1902 he married Ella Pierce. He had been a lifetime resident of this area.
Surviving besides his widow are three sons, Donald and Irving Willis of Bangor and Duane Willis of Grand Rapids; one daughter, Mrs. Margueriet McAllister of Holland; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Clifton Pierce of Bangor.
Mr. Willis was a former supervisor of Geneva Township.
The Rev. John Willis, pastor of the First Congregational church, of which Mr. Willis was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in the Thomas Cemetery.
Isaac W. Willis came to Michigan in 1864, and settled in Bangor township, where, after renting for a few years, he purchased eighty acres of land, but later sold five acres of this, the remainder being the farm now operated by his son, Lewis E., although it is still owned by the father, who now rents a tract of seventy-five acres in section 17. He and his wife, who also survives, have had six children: Rester, who is deceased; Lewis E.; Melvina, the wife of Clifton Pierce, of Geneva township; and Arthur, Chester and Glenn, all deceased.
The youth of Lewis E. Willis was spent on his father's farm, and his early educational training was secured in the district schools. Later he attended the Bangor high school for three years, and then took up farming. >From 1903 until 1912 he conducted the old homestead, where he carried on general farming and stock-raising, and the application of modern methods brought him fair success in his operations. He is a popular member of the Gleaners, and in politics is a Republican, having always been a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party and is now serving in the office of constable. Mrs. Willis is a member of the Congregational church.
On April 2, 1902, Mr. Willis was married to Miss Ella Pierce, a daughter of Irving and Melissa (Morse) Pierce, natives of Michigan and early settlers of Geneva township. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were the parents of four children: Myrtle, who is the wife of Charles Hammond, of Hartford, Michigan; Orion, who is deceased; Ella, who married Mr. Willis; and Clifton, who resides in Geneva township. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Willis, namely: Donald, Marguerite, and Irving William.
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Bangor Advance, Feb. 19, 1968
Lewis Willis
Bangor - Lewis (Erie) Willis, 86, of route 2, Bangor, died this morning in his home.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning at the McKane funeral home, Bangor.
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Bangor Advance, Feb. 20, 1968
Bangor - Funeral services for Lewis (Erie) Willis, 86, of route 2, Bangor, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the McKane Funeral Home, Bangor.
Mr. Willis was born Nov. 9, 1881, in Bangor Township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Willis. On April 2, 1902 he married Ella Pierce. He had been a lifetime resident of this area.
Surviving besides his widow are three sons, Donald and Irving Willis of Bangor and Duane Willis of Grand Rapids; one daughter, Mrs. Margueriet McAllister of Holland; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Clifton Pierce of Bangor.
Mr. Willis was a former supervisor of Geneva Township.
The Rev. John Willis, pastor of the First Congregational church, of which Mr. Willis was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in the Thomas Cemetery.
Lewis E. Willis.- Many of the progressive young agriculturists of Van Buren county are operating farms that were originally settled by their fathers, who developed them from the raw timber and brush land. Profiting by the years of experience gained by their fathers, reared themselves to the life and work of the farm, and having the advantage of modern machinery and scientific methods, they are obtaining excellent results, and the enthusiasm and enterprise of youth are assisting them to make this section one of the garden spots of the state. Lewis E. Willis, a successful young farmer and stock-raiser of Bangor township, was born on the Willis homestead in section 9 which he is now conducting, November 9, 1881, and is a son of Isaac W. and Ellen (Quick) Willis, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Canada.
Isaac W. Willis came to Michigan in 1864, and settled in Bangor township, where, after renting for a few years, he purchased eighty acres of land, but later sold five acres of this, the remainder being the farm now operated by his son, Lewis E., although it is still owned by the father, who now rents a tract of seventy-five acres in section 17. He and his wife, who also survives, have had six children: Rester, who is deceased; Lewis E.; Melvina, the wife of Clifton Pierce, of Geneva township; and Arthur, Chester and Glenn, all deceased.
The youth of Lewis E. Willis was spent on his father's farm, and his early educational training was secured in the district schools. Later he attended the Bangor high school for three years, and then took up farming. >From 1903 until 1912 he conducted the old homestead, where he carried on general farming and stock-raising, and the application of modern methods brought him fair success in his operations. He is a popular member of the Gleaners, and in politics is a Republican, having always been a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party and is now serving in the office of constable. Mrs. Willis is a member of the Congregational church.
On April 2, 1902, Mr. Willis was married to Miss Ella Pierce, a daughter of Irving and Melissa (Morse) Pierce, natives of Michigan and early settlers of Geneva township. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were the parents of four children: Myrtle, who is the wife of Charles Hammond, of Hartford, Michigan; Orion, who is deceased; Ella, who married Mr. Willis; and Clifton, who resides in Geneva township. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Willis, namely: Donald, Marguerite, and Irving William.
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Bangor Advance, Feb. 19, 1968
Lewis Willis
Bangor - Lewis (Erie) Willis, 86, of route 2, Bangor, died this morning in his home.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning at the McKane funeral home, Bangor.
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Bangor Advance, Feb. 20, 1968
Bangor - Funeral services for Lewis (Erie) Willis, 86, of route 2, Bangor, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the McKane Funeral Home, Bangor.
Mr. Willis was born Nov. 9, 1881, in Bangor Township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Willis. On April 2, 1902 he married Ella Pierce. He had been a lifetime resident of this area.
Surviving besides his widow are three sons, Donald and Irving Willis of Bangor and Duane Willis of Grand Rapids; one daughter, Mrs. Margueriet McAllister of Holland; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Clifton Pierce of Bangor.
Mr. Willis was a former supervisor of Geneva Township.
The Rev. John Willis, pastor of the First Congregational church, of which Mr. Willis was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in the Thomas Cemetery.
Isaac W. Willis came to Michigan in 1864, and settled in Bangor township, where, after renting for a few years, he purchased eighty acres of land, but later sold five acres of this, the remainder being the farm now operated by his son, Lewis E., although it is still owned by the father, who now rents a tract of seventy-five acres in section 17. He and his wife, who also survives, have had six children: Rester, who is deceased; Lewis E.; Melvina, the wife of Clifton Pierce, of Geneva township; and Arthur, Chester and Glenn, all deceased.
The youth of Lewis E. Willis was spent on his father's farm, and his early educational training was secured in the district schools. Later he attended the Bangor high school for three years, and then took up farming. >From 1903 until 1912 he conducted the old homestead, where he carried on general farming and stock-raising, and the application of modern methods brought him fair success in his operations. He is a popular member of the Gleaners, and in politics is a Republican, having always been a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party and is now serving in the office of constable. Mrs. Willis is a member of the Congregational church.
On April 2, 1902, Mr. Willis was married to Miss Ella Pierce, a daughter of Irving and Melissa (Morse) Pierce, natives of Michigan and early settlers of Geneva township. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were the parents of four children: Myrtle, who is the wife of Charles Hammond, of Hartford, Michigan; Orion, who is deceased; Ella, who married Mr. Willis; and Clifton, who resides in Geneva township. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Willis, namely: Donald, Marguerite, and Irving William.
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Bangor Advance, Feb. 19, 1968
Lewis Willis
Bangor - Lewis (Erie) Willis, 86, of route 2, Bangor, died this morning in his home.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning at the McKane funeral home, Bangor.
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Bangor Advance, Feb. 20, 1968
Bangor - Funeral services for Lewis (Erie) Willis, 86, of route 2, Bangor, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the McKane Funeral Home, Bangor.
Mr. Willis was born Nov. 9, 1881, in Bangor Township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Willis. On April 2, 1902 he married Ella Pierce. He had been a lifetime resident of this area.
Surviving besides his widow are three sons, Donald and Irving Willis of Bangor and Duane Willis of Grand Rapids; one daughter, Mrs. Margueriet McAllister of Holland; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Clifton Pierce of Bangor.
Mr. Willis was a former supervisor of Geneva Township.
The Rev. John Willis, pastor of the First Congregational church, of which Mr. Willis was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in the Thomas Cemetery.
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