Willis, Robert Lee

1930 - 2010  (79 years)

• Name	Willis, Robert Lee
  		Robert Lee Willis (1930-2010
  Birth	15 Dec 1930	Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinoi   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WILL.R020
  _FGRAVE	53695054
  Military Service	Career Soldier, United States Army  [2]
  Military Service	Korean War, United States Army  [1]
  Military Service	Vietnam War, United States Army  [1]
  Death	13 Jun 2010	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I56183	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2025

  
  

  Children	1. Willis, M.A.   2. Willis, M.   3. Willis, B.
  Family ID	F20287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 13 Jun 2010 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  LOUISVILLE — Robert Lee Willis, 79, of Louisville died at 5:08 a.m. Sunday, June 13, 2010, at Clay County Hospital, Flora. Funeral services will be noon Tuesday at Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, with Brother Dusty Elmore officiating. Burial will be in Orchard Hill Cemetery with American Legion military rites. Visitation will be two hours prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Louisville American Legion Veterans Memorial Mr. Willis was born Dec. 15, 1930, at Mendota, the son of William Vaughn and Ozo Blanche (Montgomery) Willis. He married Betty A. O'Dell Oct. 18, 1952, at Xenia, and she survives. He retired from the Army after serving 20 years, including service in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He also retired from World Color Press, Effingham, and worked as a licensed practical nurse at Clay County Hospital, Flora. Mr. Willis was a member of Louisville American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Betty A. Willis of Louisville; son, Michael (wife, Sandra) Willis of Louisville; daughters, Mary A. (husband, Richard) Casolari-Vaughn of Flora and Belinda K. (husband, Loren) Kuhring of Dieterich; brother, Glen (wife, Dorothy) Willis of Salem; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, James and William Willis.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16425] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Willis, Robert Lee, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53695054/robert-lee-willis), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16424] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Willis, Robert Lee, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53695054/robert-lee-willis), none. (Reliability: 2).