Cleo Otis WILLIS

WILLIS, JENKINS, SAMMONS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 10/6/2011 at 22:07:37

Obituary - Cleo Otis Willis

Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Thursday, December 18, 2008

MASON CITY — Cleo O. WILLIS, 52, of Mason City, died Monday (Dec. 15, 2008) at home.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City. Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.

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MASON CITY — Cleo Otis WILLIS, 52, of Mason City died Monday (Dec. 15, 2008) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa from injuries sustained in a house fire.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m today at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Steve PALO officiating. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will take place in the Bancroft Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Cleo WILLIS Memorial Fund and directed to Trinity Lutheran Church.

Cleo was born Dec. 9, 1956, in Buffalo Center, Iowa, the son of George and Trellis (JENKINS) WILLIS. Originally from the Bancroft area, Cleo spent much of his youth in Algona.

In recent years he lived in Mason City and could often be seen riding his bicycle around town. He had a good heart and made many friends.

Cleo loved animals and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where he attended regularly.

Cleo is survived by his mother, Trellis SAMMONS of Dunlap; brother, Russell (Tina) WILLIS of Dunlap; sister, Veta WILLIS of Ida Grove; and several nieces and nephews.

Cleo was preceded in death by his father, George WILLIS; sister, Rosemarie; and a niece.

Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2011