Obituaries: Ross J. Willis, 1996, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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Contributed by Tommy Joe Willis

From: June 19, 1996 Winn Parish Enterprise

Ross J. Willis

Services for Ross J. Willis were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 in the Chapel
of Rabenhorst Funeral Home East with Dr. George Haile officiating.  Burial was
in Resthaven Gardens of Memory Mausoleum.

Mr. Willis, 76, of Baton Rouge, died Sunday, June 16, 1996 in Our Lady of the
Lake Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Willis, a Sikes native, was a retired owner and manager of College Supply
Book Store.  He was a deacon of University Baptist Church, a member of the
University Kiwanis Club, and a U. S. Army World War II veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy G. Willis of Baton Rouge; one son and
daughter-in-law, Chris and Nancy Willis of Baton Rouge; one brother and
sister-in-law, Puckett and Rose Willis of Sikes, La.; and three
granddaughters, Ashley, Kimberly, and Hope Willis, all of Baton Rouge.

Willis was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Lena Willis and a
sister and brother.

Pallbearers were Tom Willis, Samuel "Phant" Buckley, David Wilks, Fred
Mathews, Charles White, and Glen Cater.

Honorary pallbearers were R. D. Hayes, Frank Turner, Dr. Thad Broussard, Dr.
Ron Radizkowski, Art Roberts, Keith Burchfield, Fred Ladner, and Max LaBranch.