Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Wills, Joseph Hamner June 29 2004
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The Tehachapi News 
Joseph Hamner Wills

Feb. 26, 1913 – June 29, 2004

Joseph Hamner Wills, 91, passed away peacefully at home on June 29 with his 
wife by his side.

Born in Oklahoma, Joe brought his young family to California in 1935, and soon 
settled in Tehachapi where he worked at Monolith Portland Cement Co. until his 
retirement in 1975. He was an active member of the Apostolic Faith Church in 
Tehachapi. 

Joe is remembered for his honesty, his strong faith in the Lord and his love 
for his family.

Joe is survived by his wife of 70 years, Verta Mae Wills of Tehachapi; son and 
daughter-in-law, Norman and Betty Wills of Bakersfield; daughter, Patsy 
Denison of Tehachapi; granddaughters and husbands, Bob and Sharon Wasden of 
Cedar City, Utah and Lee Ann and Rich Hansen of Salt Lake City, Utah; great-
granddaughters, Anna Wasden and Ava Hansen; and sisters, Ruby Freeman of 
Bakersfield, Ruene Spangler of El Sobrante, Earlene Merker of Prescott, Ariz., 
and Barbara Hill and Bobbi Valenzuela, both of Bakersfield. 

Joe will be missed by his family but never forgotten.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, July 3, at the Wood Family Funeral 
Service Chapel. Pastor Mark Staller officiated at the service. Interment 
followed at the Tehachapi Public Cemetery, Eastside.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Optimal 
Hospice, 4800 Stockdale Hwy., Suite 215, Bakersfield, CA 93309. 

Wood Family Funeral Service handled the arrangements.



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