Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wills, Alvah H. Jr., 2014 

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ALVAH "AL" HERRIN WILLS JR. 

  Alvah "Al" Herrin Wills, Jr., 66, of Wakefield passed away peacefully 
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 with his family by his side.  Al was a member of 
Tucker Swamp Baptist Church and a former member of the Wakefield Volunteer 
Fire Department.  He drove a truck for over 40 years, retiring from Murphy 
Brown.  Al was preceded in death by his father, Alvah Herrin Wills, Sr. and 
his wife, Dorothy Juanita "Nita" Wills.  Left to cherish his memory are his 
sons, Brian Wills and wife, Pam, Michael Wills and fiancé, Rena and Jesse 
Wills; grandchildren, Brian Wills, Jr., Courtney Wills and Will Garrett; 
mother, Alice Nell Branch Wills; sisters, Brenda W. Bryant and Robin Wills; 
brothers, Barry D. Wills and Larry D. Wills; brothers-in-law, Tommy Jones and 
wife, Wanda and Shelton Jones and wife, Gail; several nieces and nephews and 
his beloved dog, Tink.  The family will receive friends Thursday, March 13, 
2014 at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Wakefield Chapel 11414 General Mahone 
Hwy., Wakefield, VA 23888 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.  A funeral service will be 
held at 2:00pm on Friday, March 14, 2014 at the funeral home with Rev. Steve 
Bradshaw officiating.  Burial will follow at the Wakefield Cemetery.  In lieu 
of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Wakefield Volunteer Fire 
Department, 155 Fleetwood Ave., Wakefield, VA 23888. 


"Al" Alvah Herrin WILLS, Jr., retired truck driver, 
b. 12 Jun 1947, Southampton Co., d. 11 Mar 2014, Petersburg, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 14 Mar 2014, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Mar. 13, 2014, 
   posted with Find a Grave Mem. #126364172 

*Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His wife's obit (R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, 2012) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/w420d1ob.txt 

His father & paternal grandparents are buried in Tucker Swamp Baptist 
   Church Cemetery.  SCHS Cemetery Project, Tucker Swamp list:
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 


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