She was born April 4, 1943, in Brownsville, Texas, to Willie Alvin "Bill" and Mary Emma (Stewart) Willis.
She was a 1961 graduate of Elkins High School, where she was on the girls basketball team and a cheerleader.
She was a member of the Altrusa Club.
She formerly worked for Farm Credit Services, and Metropolitan Life Insurance.
She was most recently an insurance agent for Washington County Farm Bureau of Arkansas, where she had been employed for 28 years.
She was a faithful member of Mount Comfort Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Sandra Karen Springston; and one grandchild, Kelsi Paige Elkins.
She is survived by two sons, three grandchildren, two brothers, and one step-sister.
The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Beard's Chapel.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Mount Comfort Church of Christ with Nathan Jorgenson officiating.
Interment will follow in McCord cemetery under direction of Beard's Chapel.
She was born April 4, 1943, in Brownsville, Texas, to Willie Alvin "Bill" and Mary Emma (Stewart) Willis.
She was a 1961 graduate of Elkins High School, where she was on the girls basketball team and a cheerleader.
She was a member of the Altrusa Club.
She formerly worked for Farm Credit Services, and Metropolitan Life Insurance.
She was most recently an insurance agent for Washington County Farm Bureau of Arkansas, where she had been employed for 28 years.
She was a faithful member of Mount Comfort Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Sandra Karen Springston; and one grandchild, Kelsi Paige Elkins.
She is survived by two sons, three grandchildren, two brothers, and one step-sister.
The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Beard's Chapel.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Mount Comfort Church of Christ with Nathan Jorgenson officiating.
Interment will follow in McCord cemetery under direction of Beard's Chapel.
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