OBIT: Wills, Col. R. H., 1939 - Montgomery / Harrison Cos From: Edie Suttle Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 07:45:13 -0700 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Illiness Fatal to Horseman Col. R. H. Wills, 88, County Fair Judge, Succumbs in Ohio CYNTHIANA, Ky, March 21 (Special)---Col. R. H. Wills, 88, former resident of Harrison county, died of pneumonia this morning at Foster, Ohio, where he moved three weeks ago with his son, Richard Wills. He was a well known horseman and had served as judge in rings at county and state fairs for many years. Mr. Wills, a native of Montgomery County, would have been 89 years old in April. He was married twice. His first wife was Miss Joella Howard, and his second wife was Miss Myrtle Judy of Bourbon County. Mr. Wills lived in Cynthiana most of his life and after his second marriage made his home in Paris. After Mrs. Wills' death he returned to Harrison County and purchased the "Handy" farm from the Clarence Lebus estate. About two years ago he sold that farm and bought the Ross Pepper farm near Oddville for his son, Richard Wills, with whom he made his home. This farm was sold recently and Richard Wills purchased an Ohio farm to which they moved March 1. Mr. Wills is survived by three sons, Joe Wills, and Richard Wills of Foster, Ohio, and Edwin S. Wills of this City. The body was brought tonight to the Smith-Rees funeral home here, where funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, the Rev. C.N. Barnette and the Rev. O.E. Turner officiating. Interment will follow in Battle Grove Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be E.R.Gossett, John Ingles, James B. Oder, James T. Rees, John McLeod and Stoddard Young. Honorary pallbearer will be Neal Hamilton, Dr. N. W. Moore, John M. Cromwell, James McMurtry Sr., John W. Jones and Frank Lewman. Article appears in the Log Cabin, March 21, 1939. Submitted by: Edie Suttle, great granddaughter of Richard Hitt Wills