Mrs. Rebecca Delia Willis, 78, died Friday afternoon (April 21, 2017) at her residence after an extended illness.
She was a native of Pierce County, but she lived most of her life in Waycross. She was formerly employed by Shoney’s as a waitress, and she is a member of The Pentecostals of Waycross.
Mrs. Willis is preceded in death by her parents, George and Thelma Strickland Echols; her husbands, H. J. “Jim” Willis and Robert Dickey; 3 children, Thelma Elizabeth Lee, Franklin John Crews and Willie Bennie Crews, Jr.; and 5 siblings, George Echols, Jr., Lacy Echols, Beatrice Grantham, Gwendolyn Dean and Chaquita Simmons.
Survivors include five children, Tammy Murray Harper (Dennis) of Jesup, Anthony Crews (Jodee) of Summerville, SC, Teresa Cameron (David) of Chesterfield, MI, Vickie Renee Crews of Waycross, and Cynthia Kaye Bowen (Ricky) of Blackshear; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; one sister, Marjorie Darsey (Jerry) of Ludowici; one brother, J. E. Echols (Judy) of Ludowici; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday (April 25, 2017) at the Music Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Raulerson Cemetery in Pierce County. The family will receive friends 6 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
She was a native of Pierce County, but she lived most of her life in Waycross. She was formerly employed by Shoney’s as a waitress, and she is a member of The Pentecostals of Waycross.
Mrs. Willis is preceded in death by her parents, George and Thelma Strickland Echols; her husbands, H. J. “Jim” Willis and Robert Dickey; 3 children, Thelma Elizabeth Lee, Franklin John Crews and Willie Bennie Crews, Jr.; and 5 siblings, George Echols, Jr., Lacy Echols, Beatrice Grantham, Gwendolyn Dean and Chaquita Simmons.
Survivors include five children, Tammy Murray Harper (Dennis) of Jesup, Anthony Crews (Jodee) of Summerville, SC, Teresa Cameron (David) of Chesterfield, MI, Vickie Renee Crews of Waycross, and Cynthia Kaye Bowen (Ricky) of Blackshear; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; one sister, Marjorie Darsey (Jerry) of Ludowici; one brother, J. E. Echols (Judy) of Ludowici; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday (April 25, 2017) at the Music Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Raulerson Cemetery in Pierce County. The family will receive friends 6 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Rebecca Delia Willis, 78, died Friday afternoon (April 21, 2017) at her residence after an extended illness.
She was a native of Pierce County, but she lived most of her life in Waycross. She was formerly employed by Shoney’s as a waitress, and she is a member of The Pentecostals of Waycross.
Mrs. Willis is preceded in death by her parents, George and Thelma Strickland Echols; her husbands, H. J. “Jim” Willis and Robert Dickey; 3 children, Thelma Elizabeth Lee, Franklin John Crews and Willie Bennie Crews, Jr.; and 5 siblings, George Echols, Jr., Lacy Echols, Beatrice Grantham, Gwendolyn Dean and Chaquita Simmons.
Survivors include five children, Tammy Murray Harper (Dennis) of Jesup, Anthony Crews (Jodee) of Summerville, SC, Teresa Cameron (David) of Chesterfield, MI, Vickie Renee Crews of Waycross, and Cynthia Kaye Bowen (Ricky) of Blackshear; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; one sister, Marjorie Darsey (Jerry) of Ludowici; one brother, J. E. Echols (Judy) of Ludowici; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday (April 25, 2017) at the Music Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Raulerson Cemetery in Pierce County. The family will receive friends 6 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
She was a native of Pierce County, but she lived most of her life in Waycross. She was formerly employed by Shoney’s as a waitress, and she is a member of The Pentecostals of Waycross.
Mrs. Willis is preceded in death by her parents, George and Thelma Strickland Echols; her husbands, H. J. “Jim” Willis and Robert Dickey; 3 children, Thelma Elizabeth Lee, Franklin John Crews and Willie Bennie Crews, Jr.; and 5 siblings, George Echols, Jr., Lacy Echols, Beatrice Grantham, Gwendolyn Dean and Chaquita Simmons.
Survivors include five children, Tammy Murray Harper (Dennis) of Jesup, Anthony Crews (Jodee) of Summerville, SC, Teresa Cameron (David) of Chesterfield, MI, Vickie Renee Crews of Waycross, and Cynthia Kaye Bowen (Ricky) of Blackshear; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; one sister, Marjorie Darsey (Jerry) of Ludowici; one brother, J. E. Echols (Judy) of Ludowici; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday (April 25, 2017) at the Music Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Raulerson Cemetery in Pierce County. The family will receive friends 6 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
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