Obituaries: P. C. Willis, 1927, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 19, 1927 Winnfield News-American

Contributed by Tommy Joe Willis

P. C. Willis Life-Long Resident Of Winn Parish Dies

Useful and Influential In His Community and Parish

P. C. Willis, lifelong resident of Winn Parish, died at his home near Sikes
Thursday, August 11 and was buried at the Hebron Cemetery Friday, August 12. 
Rev. W. E. Chapman of Columbia, an old friend of the deceased, conducting the
funeral service.  Though Mr. Willis had been suffering from organic heart
trouble for three years or more his fatal illness lasted only one week.

Mr. Willis was born in Winn Parish December 4, 1858 and was 68 years old at
the time of his death.

While operating his farm upon which he lived Mr. Willis took an active
interest in any movement for the uplift and improvement of his community.  He
served several terms as police juror from Ward 3.  He was a faithful and
useful member of the Hebron Baptist Church.

To his marriage with Mrs. Amelia Newsom Stringer ten children were born, all
of whom are now living.  They are E. C. Willis, Sikes, La., police juror from
Ward 3; Alson and Loyd Willis and Mrs. N. D. Fordham, Sikes; Mrs. Altha Kidd,
Monroe; Mrs. Myrtle Hunter, Shreveport; P. J. Willis, Bossier City; Sam, Fred,
and Jack Willis, Shreveport.

Winnfield relatives and friends attending the funeral Friday were Mr. and Mrs.
N. C. Sowers, J. N. Sowers, H. B. Bozeman, Mrs. M. W. Bozeman, Miss Eva
Bozeman, C. W. Walsworth, D. E. Sikes, and B. L. Anderson.