Darthy Fay Gillam
Female, #19562, (7 Feb 1931 - 7 Feb 1931)
Eural Carlton Gillam
Male, #19563, (22 Sep 1939 - 15 Sep 2005)
Charles Wayne Gillam1
Male, #19564, (24 Aug 1944 - 20 Jan 1998)
Everett Alexander Willis
Male, #19583, (25 Apr 1914 - 5 Apr 1979)
| Birth* | 25 Apr 1914 | Everett was born at Ashland, Clay Co., Alabama, on 25 Apr 1914. |
| Death of Father | 14 Oct 1931 | His father Jasper Alexander Willis died on 14 Oct 1931. |
| Death of Mother | 11 Apr 1937 | His mother Lois Pace died on 11 Apr 1937 at Ashland, Clay Co., Alabama. |
| Marriage* | 29 May 1937 | He married Mary Lou Ramsey on 29 May 1937 at age 23. |
| Death* | 5 Apr 1979 | He died at Ashland, Clay Co., Alabama, on 5 Apr 1979 at age 64. |
| Burial* | 7 Apr 1979 | His body was interred on 7 Apr 1979 at Ashland City Cemetery, Ashland, Clay Co., Alabama.1 |
| Biography* | | Mrs. Ellaree Dean Speer wrote in a 17 Oct 1979 letter: Last summer I was working at cemetery in Ashland & Everette Willis was passing - saw me & stopped - came up & chatted - said he was tracing family, etc.... I told him ... next time I would bring my book & come and chat with him - Next thing I knew he had heart attack and passed away.
The following obituary is from The Ashland Progress Ashland, AL Thursday 12 Apr 1979: Mr. Everett Willis, 65 Mr. Everett Alexander Willis, 65, a resident of Ashland, Alabama, passed away Thursday, April 5, 1979 at his residence following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 7, 1979 at 2:00 p.m. from the First United Methodist Church of Ashland with the Rev. Ellis Johnson and the Rev. Jack Drinkwater officiating. Burial was in the Ashland City Cemetery with Blair-Brock Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Lou Willis of Ashland; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Frances Newton of Homerville, Georgia, and Mrs. Linda Rochester of Birmingham; and 4 grandchildren. Mr. Willis was a native and lifelong resident of Ashland. For many years he was a partner in Willis Brothers Coal and Ice and for the past 40 years was owner of Willis Oil Company. For many years, he was a Trustee of Clay County High School, a member of the Ashland Housing Authority, and for the past 4 years he had been a member of the Ashland City Council. He was a member of the Ashland First United Methodist Church. Pallbearers were Dr. George L. Beale, Al Willis, Gary Clifton, Leon Barker, Cleve Pace, Bill Walker and Bill Morris. |
Citations
- Clay County Alabama Historical Society, Cemeteries of Clay County, Alabama, La Grange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
p 5; obituary The Ashland Progress 12 Apr 1979.
Mary Lou Ramsey
Female, #19584, (18 Apr 1913 - )
| Birth* | 18 Apr 1913 | Mary was born on 18 Apr 1913.1 |
| Marriage* | 29 May 1937 | She married Everett Alexander Willis on 29 May 1937 at age 24. |
| Married Name | 29 May 1937 | As of 29 May 1937, her married name was Willis. |
| Residence* | 1979 | Mary resided at Ashland, Clay Co., Alabama, in 1979. |
Citations
- Clay County Alabama Historical Society, Cemeteries of Clay County, Alabama, La Grange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
p 5 still living at time of cemetery survey.