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Alvin Willis

Birth
Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
14 Oct 1969 (aged 70)
Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Fiske, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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OAK GROVE (Special) — Funeral services for Alvin Willis, 71, of Oak Grove, were to be held at 4 p.m. today at Beulah Baptist Church here with the Rev. Darrell Ball officiating.

Burial was to be in Beulah Cemetery under direction of First National Funeral Home here.

Mr. Willis died Tuesday at West Carroll Hospital.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Erma Willis of Oak Grove; five sons, Dalton Willis and Eddy Willis, both of Oak Grove, Bruce Willis of Monroe, Charles Willis and Dale Willis, both of Bastrop; seven daughters, Mrs. Ulysess Holley and Mrs. Hollis Defee, both of Oak Grove, Mrs. Rachel Rachal of Fresno, Calif., Mrs. B. L. Johnson and Mrs. Nedil Welbourne, both of Bastrop, Mrs. Charles Sanders and Mrs. Leonard Kellebrew, both of Monroe; one sister, Mrs. Nancy Patton of Clarks; two brothers, W. R. Willis of Oak Grove and N. R. Willis of Sikes; 36 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were to be Willie Holley, Wayne Willis, Roger Defee, Don Holley, Gary Willis, Kay Kelbourne and Sammy Welbourne.

Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Wednesday, October 15, 1969
OAK GROVE (Special) — Funeral services for Alvin Willis, 71, of Oak Grove, were to be held at 4 p.m. today at Beulah Baptist Church here with the Rev. Darrell Ball officiating.

Burial was to be in Beulah Cemetery under direction of First National Funeral Home here.

Mr. Willis died Tuesday at West Carroll Hospital.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Erma Willis of Oak Grove; five sons, Dalton Willis and Eddy Willis, both of Oak Grove, Bruce Willis of Monroe, Charles Willis and Dale Willis, both of Bastrop; seven daughters, Mrs. Ulysess Holley and Mrs. Hollis Defee, both of Oak Grove, Mrs. Rachel Rachal of Fresno, Calif., Mrs. B. L. Johnson and Mrs. Nedil Welbourne, both of Bastrop, Mrs. Charles Sanders and Mrs. Leonard Kellebrew, both of Monroe; one sister, Mrs. Nancy Patton of Clarks; two brothers, W. R. Willis of Oak Grove and N. R. Willis of Sikes; 36 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were to be Willie Holley, Wayne Willis, Roger Defee, Don Holley, Gary Willis, Kay Kelbourne and Sammy Welbourne.

Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Wednesday, October 15, 1969


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  • Created by: Ron Manley
  • Added: May 12, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36997829/alvin-willis: accessed ), memorial page for Alvin Willis (14 Nov 1898–14 Oct 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36997829, citing Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Fiske, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Ron Manley (contributor 46788603).