Obituaries: Herbert A. Willis, 1971, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 21, 1971 Winn Parish Enterprise & La. Peace Officer Magazine

Herbert Willis, Brother Of Mrs. S. Jones, Dies

Herbert A. Willis, a former long-time resident of Winnfield and the brother of
Mrs. Stella Jones of Winnfield, died Monday of last week at his residence in
Baker, La.

He had been an employee of the State of Louisiana for many years and had
resided in Baton Rouge until a short time before his death.

Religious services were conducted Tuesday with the Rev. T. C. Adams
officiating, with burial following in Resthaven Gardens of Memory.

In addition to his sister of Winnfield, he leaves his wife, Mrs. Gladys
Breeland Willis, of Baker; and a brother, Horace L. Willis of Pineville.


No. 2

From: Louisiana Peace Officer Magazine (date unknown)

In Memoriam

Since our last issue, the Louisiana I. A. I. lost one of its five Charter
Members.

Brother Herbert A. Willis (L.D./I.A.I Member No. 34) passed away at his home
in Baker, La., on Monday, October 11th.

Born on August 6, 1902, in Winnfield, La., Herbert Andrew Willis was retired
from law enforcement at the time of his death.  He formerly worked for the
Central Louisiana State Hospital and Training School in Pineville, La., was a
prison farm foreman at the Louisiana State Penitentiary  in Angola, La., and
served as a state policeman (Troop A) from April, 1943 to May, 1968. Following
his retirement from the state police, he worked for Pinkerton's National
Detective Agency in Baton Rouge.

An understudy of Lt. Ludlow B. Baynard, Mr. Willis was also a Document
Examiner for the Motor Vehicle Bureau and did related work for a number of
Baton Rouge attorneys during his career.  Governors Robert Kennon and Jimmy
Davis both appointed him a Colonel on their respective staffs (in 1953 and
1961), as an Aide de Camp.

Mr. Willis joined the Louisiana Division of the I. A. I. in 1945 as a Charter
Member and has been a Live Active Member of our State Chapter for the past six
years.  He was also a member of our parent organization since March, 1944.

"The Identification Officer" extends its most heartfelt condolences to his
surviving widow, Mrs. Gladys Breeland Willis, in her hour of bereavement.  He
will be sadly missed by all of his many friends in our organization.