Obit of Willis, Allen - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 23 Oct 2005 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== The Chickasha Express-Star Wednesday, 20 July 2005 ALLEN WILLIS Funeral services for Mr. Allen Willis, age 54, of Verden, are pending with the McRay Verden Funeral Home. Mr. Willis was born November 21, 1950. He died July 20, 2005. ========== The Chickasha Express-Star Thursday, 21 July 2005 ALLEN WILLIS Funeral service for Allen Willis, age 54, formerly of Verden will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2005, in the First Baptist Church of Verden. Allen Willis was born on November 21, 1950. He died on July 20, 2005. Service will be under the direction of the McRay’s Verden Funeral Home. ========== The Chickasha Express-Star Friday, July 22, 2005 ALLEN WILLIS Funeral service for Allen Willis, age 54, of Tennessee formerly of Verden, Oklahoma, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2005, in the First Baptist Church of Verden. Rev. Rodger Willis will officiate and Rev. Johnny Wray and Dr. Joseph Gregory will assist. Allen Willis was born the son of Orval Willis and Owita Perdue Willis on November 21, 1950, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He died on July 20, 2005, in Verden after a short battle with cancer. Allen grew up on the family farm north of Verden. He graduated from Verden High School and was active in FFA. Allen worked for Perdue Housing and later sold cars for several years. He married Samantha Pearson in 1994 in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the past ten years, Allen had been a coast to coast truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Samantha, of the home; son and wife, Allen & Mary Willis of Bakersfield, California; daughter and husband, Angela & Jess Smith of Bakersfield, California; son and wife, Adam & Kami Willis of Bakersfield, California; son, Austin Willis of Bakersfield, California; stepson, Jeremy McLain of Kansas; stepdaughter, Maranda Jones of Ponca City; parents, Orval & Owita Willis of Verden; sister and brother-in-law, Nancy & Steve Heavin of Verden; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins & friends. Interment will be in the Verden Cemetery. Service will be under the direction of the McRay’s Verden Funeral Home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html