Willis farmed in Choctaw Co Ok. till 1943, he then went to work as a Machinist for, North American Aviation in Ft Worth Texas, building P38 fighter planes. After the war he was part owner in, King & O'Connell Plumbing Co, in Dallas , Texas. He spent about 3 years in Northern Calif. Butte Co. Then moved back to Okla. and Texas, Collingsworth Co. where he farmed about 3 years , then went to work for T G & Y Corporation in Oklahoma City, Ok. , where he retired in 1968. Willis Moved to Tupelo Ok. in 1978 where he Passed away in 1979
Siblings
Ethel Mae 1912-2000
Essie Louise 1915-1993
Ross Willard 1917-1973
Wilburn Record 1920-2005
Delza Evelyn 1922-2004
Jim Willis Married Virgie Luceal Pate 2/6/1933 in Virgil, Choctaw Co. Oklahoma.
They had five children :
Jimmie Howard 1934
Deloris 1936-1997
Mary Willis 1940-1993
Patsy Fern 1942-2001
Marcella DeLilla 1944-2008
Willis farmed in Choctaw Co Ok. till 1943, he then went to work as a Machinist for, North American Aviation in Ft Worth Texas, building P38 fighter planes. After the war he was part owner in, King & O'Connell Plumbing Co, in Dallas , Texas. He spent about 3 years in Northern Calif. Butte Co. Then moved back to Okla. and Texas, Collingsworth Co. where he farmed about 3 years , then went to work for T G & Y Corporation in Oklahoma City, Ok. , where he retired in 1968. Willis Moved to Tupelo Ok. in 1978 where he Passed away in 1979
Siblings
Ethel Mae 1912-2000
Essie Louise 1915-1993
Ross Willard 1917-1973
Wilburn Record 1920-2005
Delza Evelyn 1922-2004
Jim Willis Married Virgie Luceal Pate 2/6/1933 in Virgil, Choctaw Co. Oklahoma.
They had five children :
Jimmie Howard 1934
Deloris 1936-1997
Mary Willis 1940-1993
Patsy Fern 1942-2001
Marcella DeLilla 1944-2008
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