Obituaries: Henry T. Willis, 1940, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: A 1940 issue of the Winn Parish Enterprise

Contributed by Tommy Joe Willis

Henry T. Willis, 50, Succumbs Dec. 22

Last Rites Conducted At First Baptist Church Monday

Funeral services for Henry T. Willis, 50, one of Winn Parish's best known
citizens, who died at his home here Sunday afternoon, were held at the First
Baptist Church Monday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. H. H. McBride,
and Rev. Alwin Stokes, Presbyterian minister.  Interment was in the Winnfield
Cemetery.

After attending Louisiana College the deceased for several years was engaged
in school work in Grant, LaSalle, Union, and Winn Parishes.  Then for several
years he was clerk of the Town of Winnfield, following which he served as
deputy state supervisor of public accounts under W. E. McFarland and E. A.
Conway.  In 1935 Mr. Willis was employed by the United States Census Bureau as
chief clerk of the agricultural census of the Eighth Congressional district
and in 1936 was assistant Eighth district supervisor of the business census,
with headquarters in Alexandria.  Upon completion of the 1936 business census,
he became field representative of the Home Owners Loan Corporation with
Shreveport headquarters.  For the past few months he has been North Louisiana
manager of credits for a national mail order firm of Chicago with office
in Monroe.

Surviving members of his family are his wife; two sons, Welby Willis in
Winnfield and Aaron Willis, Kountze, Texas; Horace L. and Herbert Willis,
Pineville, brothers, and a sister, Mrs. D. Jones, Winnfield, besides a scores
of other relatives among the oldest and most prominent families of Winn
Parish.