Victoria Edna [Dykes] Willis 1881-1972

DYKES, WILLIS, MCCARTY, GANNON

Posted By: Curtis (email)
Date: 4/3/2010 at 20:11:13

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VICTORIA WILLIS Mrs. Victoria Willis, 90, of Lineville, Ia., died May 11 at a rest home in Leon, Ia. Funeral services were held May 13 at the Greenlee Chapel in Lineville with the Rev. John Braden officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery.

Mrs. Willis was born in Mercer County June 1, 1881, a daughter of Jesse V. and Almira Dykes. She was married Dec. 31, 1899 to Frank E. Willis who preceded her in death. She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church and an honorary member of the Priscilla Club of Pleasanton, Ia.

Survivors are 2 daughters, Mrs. George McCarty, Lineville, and Mrs. Fred Gannon, Valparaiso, Fla.; 2 sons, Kenneth Willis, Lee's Summit, and Herman Willis, Trenton, 2 grandsons and 5 great grandchildren.

(Contributed by Ola Madean [Emmons] Engle)