Irma Grant Willis, 84, of Hartsdale Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on February 9, 1998.
Mrs. Willis was born in Benson, North Carolina to the late Ashley and Bessie Grant, and later resided in Morehead City, North Carolina.
She was the past president of the Norfolk Doll Club and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
A dedicated Wife, Mother and Nanny, Irma was a Doll Artist and Bingo Queen! She used her creative talents making dolls and gifts for her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Adrian Darcy Willis Jr.; her son, Adrian Willis III and wife, Betty, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; daughter, Jackie Pegram and husband, Ron, of Mooresville, North Carolina; sister, Evelyn Willis of Morehead City, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Paige Bohenstiel McGee, Amy Willis Ausbun, Pat Bohenstiel, Lori Willis; and four great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Carroll Hurley. Entombment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends in the funeral home on Tuesday evening, February 10, 1998 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sentara Hospice, No. 8 Koger Executive Center, Suite 201, Norfolk, Virginia 23502 or Motor Racing Outreach, Smith Tower, Suite 405, 5555 Concord Parkway South, Harrisburg, North Carolina 28075.
The Virginian Pilot, page B8, February 10, 1998
Mrs. Willis was born in Benson, North Carolina to the late Ashley and Bessie Grant, and later resided in Morehead City, North Carolina.
She was the past president of the Norfolk Doll Club and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
A dedicated Wife, Mother and Nanny, Irma was a Doll Artist and Bingo Queen! She used her creative talents making dolls and gifts for her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Adrian Darcy Willis Jr.; her son, Adrian Willis III and wife, Betty, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; daughter, Jackie Pegram and husband, Ron, of Mooresville, North Carolina; sister, Evelyn Willis of Morehead City, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Paige Bohenstiel McGee, Amy Willis Ausbun, Pat Bohenstiel, Lori Willis; and four great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Carroll Hurley. Entombment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends in the funeral home on Tuesday evening, February 10, 1998 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sentara Hospice, No. 8 Koger Executive Center, Suite 201, Norfolk, Virginia 23502 or Motor Racing Outreach, Smith Tower, Suite 405, 5555 Concord Parkway South, Harrisburg, North Carolina 28075.
The Virginian Pilot, page B8, February 10, 1998
Irma Grant Willis, 84, of Hartsdale Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on February 9, 1998.
Mrs. Willis was born in Benson, North Carolina to the late Ashley and Bessie Grant, and later resided in Morehead City, North Carolina.
She was the past president of the Norfolk Doll Club and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
A dedicated Wife, Mother and Nanny, Irma was a Doll Artist and Bingo Queen! She used her creative talents making dolls and gifts for her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Adrian Darcy Willis Jr.; her son, Adrian Willis III and wife, Betty, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; daughter, Jackie Pegram and husband, Ron, of Mooresville, North Carolina; sister, Evelyn Willis of Morehead City, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Paige Bohenstiel McGee, Amy Willis Ausbun, Pat Bohenstiel, Lori Willis; and four great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Carroll Hurley. Entombment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends in the funeral home on Tuesday evening, February 10, 1998 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sentara Hospice, No. 8 Koger Executive Center, Suite 201, Norfolk, Virginia 23502 or Motor Racing Outreach, Smith Tower, Suite 405, 5555 Concord Parkway South, Harrisburg, North Carolina 28075.
The Virginian Pilot, page B8, February 10, 1998
Mrs. Willis was born in Benson, North Carolina to the late Ashley and Bessie Grant, and later resided in Morehead City, North Carolina.
She was the past president of the Norfolk Doll Club and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
A dedicated Wife, Mother and Nanny, Irma was a Doll Artist and Bingo Queen! She used her creative talents making dolls and gifts for her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Adrian Darcy Willis Jr.; her son, Adrian Willis III and wife, Betty, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; daughter, Jackie Pegram and husband, Ron, of Mooresville, North Carolina; sister, Evelyn Willis of Morehead City, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Paige Bohenstiel McGee, Amy Willis Ausbun, Pat Bohenstiel, Lori Willis; and four great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Carroll Hurley. Entombment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends in the funeral home on Tuesday evening, February 10, 1998 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sentara Hospice, No. 8 Koger Executive Center, Suite 201, Norfolk, Virginia 23502 or Motor Racing Outreach, Smith Tower, Suite 405, 5555 Concord Parkway South, Harrisburg, North Carolina 28075.
The Virginian Pilot, page B8, February 10, 1998
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