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Willard Willis

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Birth	:	15 Jun 1932
Death	:	29 Apr 2014
Burial	:	Rescue Baptist Church Cemetery, Friendsville, Blount County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.7724200, -84.0962700
Description	:	Rev. Willard Willis, age 81, of Maryville, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at his home. He was born June 15, 1932 to the late Rufus Frank and Ella Mae Lowe Willis of Bryson City, NC and Maryville. Willard pastored for seventeen years with his church family at Ridgeview Baptist Church on Gamble Lane, Maryville. Then twenty two years with his family at Rescue Baptist on Vinegar Valley Road, Friendsville. His work for the Lord touched countless lives and he showered God’s love on every person he met. He will be missed by all until... Read More	Rev. Willard Willis, age 81, of Maryville, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at his home. He was born June 15, 1932 to the late Rufus Frank and Ella Mae Lowe Willis of Bryson City, NC and Maryville. Willard pastored for seventeen years with his church family at Ridgeview Baptist Church on Gamble Lane, Maryville. Then twenty two years with his family at Rescue Baptist on Vinegar Valley Road, Friendsville. His work for the Lord touched countless lives and he showered God’s love on every person he met. He will be missed by all until we meet again. Willard is also preceded in death by his first wife, Icie Jean Hurst Willis; oldest son, Elwin Ray Willis; brothers, William, Roland, Clyde, Mack and Billy Willis; sister, Louise Willis Hatcher King. Loving survivors include his wife, Jetty Marie Hurley Cook Willis; daughter, Areta Jean “Penny” Walker; sons, Willard Jerome and Tony Lynn Willis; brothers, Carol, Lester, Cecil Willis; sisters, Wilma Vaughn and Mildred Gourley; and adoring grandchildren. Funeral service at Rescue Baptist Church (4342 Vinegar Valley Rd, Friendsville), Graveside service and interment will follow at the church cemetery.

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Latitude: 35.7724200
Longitude: -84.0962700

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Icie Jean Hurst Willis

(1931 - 1990)

Jetty Marie Hurley Willis

(1935 - 2015)

Siblings

Children

Ray Willis

(1952 - 1982)

Areta Jean “Penny” Willis Walker

(1954 - 2021)

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Coordinate: 35.7724200, -84.0962700

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