Willis Kreager was born at Sherman, Texas, December 11, 1890, and grew up in that area. He attended the Gunter Bible College, Thorp Springs Bible College, and David Lipscomb College in Nashville. He married Amanda Emily Legate on September 11, 1911. There were four children born to them One son, Willis, Jr., of Glendale, Calif.; Mrs. Grace Bernard, of Abilene, Texas; Mrs. Alene Pyeatt, of Tucson, Ariz.; and Mrs. Mildred Elkins, of Irving, Texas. Brother Kreager was baptized at the age of eighteen by the late L. S. White. He did his first preaching in 1914 at Tioga, Texas. At this time he was a dairy farmer. In 1926 he started full-time work as a preacher. His first work was at Burkburnett, Texas. He had worked with churches in Texas all of his life. He served Colorado City, Carlyle, Commerce Street in Gainesville, San Augustine and Spring Grove, east of Gainesville. He spent several years in the work at Boles Home. Brother Kreager's first wife died in January of 1929 and on August 4 of that same year he married Mattie Francis Hall. They had two girls, Mrs. Joyce Shobris and Nancy Kreager of Chicago. These, with eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, survive. Brother Kreager has three brothers, John of Sherman, Texas; Jim of Compton, Calif.; and D. J. of San Angelo, Texas; four sisters. Mrs. Esther Knox and Loma Millsap of Sherman; Narcisis Bookout of Hemmet, Calif., and Orlena Hooker, Poplar Bluff, Mo., who survive him. Brother Kreager had been failing in health for a year and a half. He was about his work till within fifteen minutes of his death. He passed away October 15, 1962. He was known as a tireless and unselfish worker for the Lord. He is missed in Cooke County, Texas, where he worked so much of his life. He baptized more than one thousand persons in his lifetime and was influential in the decision of twenty-five young men becoming preachers. Funeral services were conducted in the Commerce Street church building in Gainesville with C.A. Buchanan, Harbert Hooker and William Willhoit officiating. Burial was in Sherman, Texas. --- L. W. Mayo. - Gospel Advocate, November 22, 1962, page 751.