Jackie Willis

SERVICES: Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday at the Briarwood Full Gospel Church with Rev. Steve Watson, associate pastor, and Rev. Melvin Harris, pastor of Priest Park Church of God, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral DirectorsBIOGRAPHY: Mr. Willis was born on July 10, 1944 at Pampa and graduated from Pampa High School. He joined the Navy in 1962, served for 21 years, and retired in 1983 as a master chief. He married Trudy Ann Forgey on April 29, 1966 at La Puente, CA. In 1983, he went to work for the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma as a water plant operator and retired in 2001. He attended Briarwood Full Gospel Church while spending summers in Pampa. He was a member of VFW Post 1766 in Yuma and of the American Legion. Mr. Willis was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Joe Willis, in 1971, and a sister, Jane Hild, in 1989SURVIVORS: His wife Trudy Ann Willis of the home. 3 sons: Raymond Edward Willis, II and Clayton Benson Willis, both of Medford, OR; and Jackie Lynn Willis, Jr. of Anchorage, Alaska; 1 daughter: Elizabeth A. F. Willis of Yuma, AZ. 7 brothers: Raymond Willis of Truro, Iowa; Earnest Willis and Owen Willis both of Pampa; Clarence Willis of Inman, SC; David Hild of Weatherford; Fred Hild of Houston and Donald Hild of Inman, SC; 3 sisters: Helen Movius of Olympia, WA, Julia Willis and Barbara Willis, both of Pampa. 7 grandchildrenMEMORIALS: BSA Hospice, P. O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176