Madison Courier--April 14, 2006
Christine Wills Mitts, 95, of Williamstown, Ky., died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at King's Daughters' Hospital.
She was born Dec. 29, 1910, in Nicholas County, Ky., the daughter of Santford Elmer and Grace Lillian Hardin Wills. She was former co-owner and operator of the Mitts General Store in Lawrenceville, Grant County, Ky., and operated a "huckster truck" route with her late husband, John S. Mitts. She was a 65-year member of the Lawrenceville Baptist Church in Grant County; a Sunday school teacher for many years; a member of the Women's Missionary Union; was treasurer of her church for 25 years; and was former director of the Crittenden Baptist Association's W.M.B.
Surviving are three daughters, Betty Sebree of Madison, Charlotte Delaney of Williamstown, Ky., and Rita Hisel, no hometown available; two brothers, Floyd Wills of Falmouth, Ky., and Earl Wills of Independence, Ky.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, whom she married May 30, 1937, and who died June 6, 1960; two daughters, Lillian Frances Mitts, who died at 21 days, and a stillborn baby; and one son, John Marion Mitts, who died age three days.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lawrenceville, Ky., Baptist Church, with burial in Williamstown, Ky., Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown and from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lawrenceville Baptist Church, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, KY 41010.
(Printed with verbal permission from Curt Jacobs, General Manager on February 17, 2005, for Genealogical Purposes).
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Kentucky Post--April 14, 2006
Christine Wills Mitts, 95, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at King's Daughters Hospital, Madison, Ind. She was the retired co-owner and operator of Mitts General Store, Grant County, a member, Sunday school teacher, and former church treasurer at Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Corinth, a member of the Women's Missionary Union, and a former member of Crittenden Baptist Association. Her husband, John S. Mitts; a daughter, Lillian Frances Mitts; and her son, John Marion Mitts, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Sebree of Madison, Ind., Charlotte Delaney of Williamstown, and Rita Hisel; brothers, Floyd Wills of Falmouth and Earl Wills of Independence; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Corinth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown and beginning at noon Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lawrenceville Baptist Church Building Fund, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Christine Wills Mitts, 95, of Williamstown, Ky., died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at King's Daughters' Hospital.
She was born Dec. 29, 1910, in Nicholas County, Ky., the daughter of Santford Elmer and Grace Lillian Hardin Wills. She was former co-owner and operator of the Mitts General Store in Lawrenceville, Grant County, Ky., and operated a "huckster truck" route with her late husband, John S. Mitts. She was a 65-year member of the Lawrenceville Baptist Church in Grant County; a Sunday school teacher for many years; a member of the Women's Missionary Union; was treasurer of her church for 25 years; and was former director of the Crittenden Baptist Association's W.M.B.
Surviving are three daughters, Betty Sebree of Madison, Charlotte Delaney of Williamstown, Ky., and Rita Hisel, no hometown available; two brothers, Floyd Wills of Falmouth, Ky., and Earl Wills of Independence, Ky.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, whom she married May 30, 1937, and who died June 6, 1960; two daughters, Lillian Frances Mitts, who died at 21 days, and a stillborn baby; and one son, John Marion Mitts, who died age three days.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lawrenceville, Ky., Baptist Church, with burial in Williamstown, Ky., Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown and from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lawrenceville Baptist Church, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, KY 41010.
(Printed with verbal permission from Curt Jacobs, General Manager on February 17, 2005, for Genealogical Purposes).
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Kentucky Post--April 14, 2006
Christine Wills Mitts, 95, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at King's Daughters Hospital, Madison, Ind. She was the retired co-owner and operator of Mitts General Store, Grant County, a member, Sunday school teacher, and former church treasurer at Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Corinth, a member of the Women's Missionary Union, and a former member of Crittenden Baptist Association. Her husband, John S. Mitts; a daughter, Lillian Frances Mitts; and her son, John Marion Mitts, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Sebree of Madison, Ind., Charlotte Delaney of Williamstown, and Rita Hisel; brothers, Floyd Wills of Falmouth and Earl Wills of Independence; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Corinth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown and beginning at noon Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lawrenceville Baptist Church Building Fund, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Madison Courier--April 14, 2006
Christine Wills Mitts, 95, of Williamstown, Ky., died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at King's Daughters' Hospital.
She was born Dec. 29, 1910, in Nicholas County, Ky., the daughter of Santford Elmer and Grace Lillian Hardin Wills. She was former co-owner and operator of the Mitts General Store in Lawrenceville, Grant County, Ky., and operated a "huckster truck" route with her late husband, John S. Mitts. She was a 65-year member of the Lawrenceville Baptist Church in Grant County; a Sunday school teacher for many years; a member of the Women's Missionary Union; was treasurer of her church for 25 years; and was former director of the Crittenden Baptist Association's W.M.B.
Surviving are three daughters, Betty Sebree of Madison, Charlotte Delaney of Williamstown, Ky., and Rita Hisel, no hometown available; two brothers, Floyd Wills of Falmouth, Ky., and Earl Wills of Independence, Ky.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, whom she married May 30, 1937, and who died June 6, 1960; two daughters, Lillian Frances Mitts, who died at 21 days, and a stillborn baby; and one son, John Marion Mitts, who died age three days.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lawrenceville, Ky., Baptist Church, with burial in Williamstown, Ky., Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown and from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lawrenceville Baptist Church, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, KY 41010.
(Printed with verbal permission from Curt Jacobs, General Manager on February 17, 2005, for Genealogical Purposes).
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Kentucky Post--April 14, 2006
Christine Wills Mitts, 95, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at King's Daughters Hospital, Madison, Ind. She was the retired co-owner and operator of Mitts General Store, Grant County, a member, Sunday school teacher, and former church treasurer at Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Corinth, a member of the Women's Missionary Union, and a former member of Crittenden Baptist Association. Her husband, John S. Mitts; a daughter, Lillian Frances Mitts; and her son, John Marion Mitts, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Sebree of Madison, Ind., Charlotte Delaney of Williamstown, and Rita Hisel; brothers, Floyd Wills of Falmouth and Earl Wills of Independence; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Corinth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown and beginning at noon Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lawrenceville Baptist Church Building Fund, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Christine Wills Mitts, 95, of Williamstown, Ky., died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at King's Daughters' Hospital.
She was born Dec. 29, 1910, in Nicholas County, Ky., the daughter of Santford Elmer and Grace Lillian Hardin Wills. She was former co-owner and operator of the Mitts General Store in Lawrenceville, Grant County, Ky., and operated a "huckster truck" route with her late husband, John S. Mitts. She was a 65-year member of the Lawrenceville Baptist Church in Grant County; a Sunday school teacher for many years; a member of the Women's Missionary Union; was treasurer of her church for 25 years; and was former director of the Crittenden Baptist Association's W.M.B.
Surviving are three daughters, Betty Sebree of Madison, Charlotte Delaney of Williamstown, Ky., and Rita Hisel, no hometown available; two brothers, Floyd Wills of Falmouth, Ky., and Earl Wills of Independence, Ky.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, whom she married May 30, 1937, and who died June 6, 1960; two daughters, Lillian Frances Mitts, who died at 21 days, and a stillborn baby; and one son, John Marion Mitts, who died age three days.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lawrenceville, Ky., Baptist Church, with burial in Williamstown, Ky., Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown and from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lawrenceville Baptist Church, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, KY 41010.
(Printed with verbal permission from Curt Jacobs, General Manager on February 17, 2005, for Genealogical Purposes).
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Kentucky Post--April 14, 2006
Christine Wills Mitts, 95, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at King's Daughters Hospital, Madison, Ind. She was the retired co-owner and operator of Mitts General Store, Grant County, a member, Sunday school teacher, and former church treasurer at Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Corinth, a member of the Women's Missionary Union, and a former member of Crittenden Baptist Association. Her husband, John S. Mitts; a daughter, Lillian Frances Mitts; and her son, John Marion Mitts, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Sebree of Madison, Ind., Charlotte Delaney of Williamstown, and Rita Hisel; brothers, Floyd Wills of Falmouth and Earl Wills of Independence; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Corinth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown and beginning at noon Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lawrenceville Baptist Church Building Fund, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
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