Wille, Charles Alvin

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Retired Mechanic
• Reference Number: WILL.C007
• _FGRAVE: 44534316
• Military Service: World War II, Corporal, United States Army Air Forces
• Funeral: 18 Nov 2009, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Charles Alvin Wille, 83, of Clay City died at 9:10 a.m. Monday, November 16, 2009, at Flora Healthcare Center in Flora.

Mr. Wille was born May 16, 1926 in Alton, the son of Charles H. and Sarah Rachel (Griffin) Wille.

He married Lois Neoga (McDowell) Wille on June 8, 1951 in Missouri.

He was a retired mechanic and a WWII Air Force Veteran.

Mr. Wille is survived by his wife, Lois Neoga Wille; son, Victor Wille; mother, Sarah Wille; sister, Lois Roberts; grandson, Chuck Wille; grandson, Bud Wille; granddaughter, Melissa Hagen.

He was preceded in death by his father and three brothers Richard, William and Berlin Wille.

Funeral services will be at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City with Minister Carson Root officiating.

Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery with full military rites at the graveside.

Published Olney Daily Mail.

Military Service:
Note: His obituary says he was a WWII Air Force Veteran, but the Air Force was formed in 1949 (after the end of WWII in 1945).

Buried:
Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery with full military rites at the graveside.

Charles married McDowell, Lois Neoga on 8 Jun 1951 in Missouri. Lois (daughter of McDowell, Edbert Grover 'Ed' and Sheets, Martha Ellen 'Ella') was born on 10 Sep 1931; died in yes; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: WILL.V001
• _FGRAVE: 201333504
• Funeral: 25 Jul 2019, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

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Victor Lee Wille, 57, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away on July 19, 2019. Vic was born in Olney, Illinois on February 20, 1962 to Charles Alvin and Lois Wille.

Throughout his childhood he also lived in Key West, Florida and Alton, Illinois. He married Glenda (Wilson) on July 31, 1982.

Vic is survived by his beloved wife of 36 years, Glenda; his son Chuck Wille and wife Amber; his son Buddy Wille; his daughter Melissa Hagen and husband Derek; his mother Lois Wille; and his six grandchildren Ellie Hagen, Clara Hagen, Ava Wille, Leeam Wille, Owen Wille, and Logan Wille. He is also survived by his Aunt Lois and Uncle Jay Roberts.

He is preceded in death by his father, Charles Alvin Wille; grandparents Charles H. “Red” and Sarah Rachel Wille; grandparents Jack and Martha McDowell; and several uncles and aunts.

He worked for several years in the oil field. In all his time driving trucks, he always favored Mack trucks. He also worked as a mechanic and owned RPM Repair in Clay City. In his later years, he enjoyed buying and selling, and owned The Bargain Barn in Flora.

He was an avid collector and had an eye for unique items. He enjoyed collecting a variety of things, especially toys and Hot Wheels, and he loved to send random treasures home with his grandkids. He loved to go to auctions to build his collections. He never met a stranger.

He will be remembered by his love of talking and sharing stories with all his friends and family, or in his words, "shooting the sh*t."

The visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 26 at the funeral home with John Horton officiating.

Interment will follow in Clay City Cemetery.

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