Robeson County NcArchives Obituaries.....Willis, Samuel Oliver (S.O.) April 9, 1938
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The Robesonian April 11, 1938
The Robesonian, Lumberton   Monday April 11, 1938

Rites Held Today for S.O. Willis
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Funeral for Prominent Farmer from Home in Saddletree
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Samuel Oliver Willis, 70, prominent farmer of the Saddletree section, near 
Lumberton, died at his home Saturday at 10 pm of a heart aliment which he had 
been ill since Wednesday.

Funeral services were conducted from the home today at 10 a.m. by Rev Troy 
Jones, pastor of Rozier Baptist Church of which he was a member, assisted by 
Rev. Lee Humphrey, and internment was made in the Carlyle cemetery near there. 
A large crowd attended.

Pallbearers were active: Tillman Willis, Robert Britt, Rozier Harrell, Claude 
Willis, all of the community. Merton Willis of Red Springs, John Archie Alphin 
of Fayetteville, all nephews; honorary—Dr. T.C. Johnson, Dr. F.B. McGrath, Dr. 
T.A. Norment, A. and Max Weinstein, W.C. Watts, A.M. Hartley, Haynes Collins, 
Walter Blackmon, Lacy Barnes, D. Marvin Barker, Wheeler Britt, A.R. Pittman, 
R.B. Tolar, D.C. Faulk, J. Paul Lewis, J.R. McLeod, L.J. Bullard, Alton 
Prevatte, D.R. Shaw, E.J. Britt, W.O. Thompson, Mark Page, W.C. Britt, all of 
Lumberton or vicinity, Dr. C.T. Poole and W.H. Howard of St. Pauls, F.C. Kite 
of Fayetteville,  E.J. Chambers, Jesse Prevatt, S.J. Smith, Marshall Britt of 
Fairmont. Flower girls nieces were: Mrs. Osborne Carter and Miss Leona Alphin 
of Fayetteville, Mrs. Floyd Powers, Misses Mary Margaret, Annie Ruth, and 
Ernestine Willis of the community. 

Death of Mr. Willis came as a great shock to the community, in which he was 
greatly beloved and was considered an ardent Christian. He was a native of the 
community, son of the late Archie and Martha Carlyle Willis.  Surviving are 
his widow, Mrs. Laura Jane Rozier Willis; 8 children: W.A., E.J., R.W., Miss 
Hezzie Willis, Mmes. B.C. Britt and J.C. Collins of Lumberton, C.J. Willis of 
Laurinburg and Mrs. John Musselwhite of Fairmont; 3 brothers—S.A. and G.L. of 
Lumberton and John of Laurinburg; a sister –Mrs. Will Alphin of Fayetteville; 
15 grandchildren.


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The Robesonian, Lumberton, NC Wednesday April 13, 1938

Rites for S.O. Willis

Rev. I.P. Hedgpeth of Lumberton and Rev. W.T. Baucom of St. Pauls, assisted 
Rev Troy Jones, pastor of Rozier Baptist Church in funeral services Monday for 
S.O. Willis, prominent Saddletree resident. The rites were conducted from 
Rozier Baptist Church of which he was a member, with internment following in 
the Carlyle cemetery. 


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