John Edmond Wills

Male 1897 - 1981  (84 years)


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  • Name John Edmond Wills 
    Born 13 Jan 1897  Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Dec 1981  Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 1 Jan 1982  Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1705  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2017 

    Father Robert Lee Wills,   b. 30 Jun 1870, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1899, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Mother Esther Houston,   b. 13 Dec 1874, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1937, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1895  Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Allie Denmon,   b. 2 Jan 1904, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 2000, Cullen, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 5 Oct 1925  Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jan 1897 - Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Oct 1925 - Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Dec 1981 - Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Jan 1982 - Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    J.F. Adkins Family
    J.F. Adkins Family
    Back Row L to R: John Franklin Adkins, Jr., John Franklin Adkins, Sr., Pennie Wills Adkins, George Houston Adkins.

    Front Row L to R: Frances Ruth Adkins Service, Lillian Adkins Bigham, Isha Adkins Cloud, and John Edmon Wills
    1900 Houston Family of Sarepta, Louisiana
    1900 Houston Family of Sarepta, Louisiana
    Taken at the home of Lazarus and Fannie Houston in Sarepta, Louisiana.

    Documents
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - John Edmond Wills
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - John Edmond Wills
    Name: John Edwin Wills
    County: Webster
    State: Louisiana
    Birth Place: Louisiana, United States of America
    Birth Date: 13 Jan 1897
    Nearest Relative Name: Mrs. Esther W. Adkins, Mother
    Nearest Relative Address: Cotton Valley, La.
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - John Edmon Wills
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - John Edmon Wills
    Name: John Edmon Wills
    Birth Date: 13 Jan 1897
    Residence: Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA
    Age: 45
    Place of Birth: Cotton Valley, Webster, La.
    Employer: Farmer
    Place of Employment: Cotton Valley, Webster, Louisiana
    Obituary of John Edmon Wills
    Obituary of John Edmon Wills
    Published in The Shreveport Times on January 1, 1982

    Headstones
    Headstone of John Edmond Wills and Allie Denmon Wills
    Headstone of John Edmond Wills and Allie Denmon Wills
    Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA
    Footstone of John Edmon Wills
    Footstone of John Edmon Wills
    Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      COTTON VALLEY, LA - Services for Mr. John E. Wills, 84, will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, at First Baptist Church of Cotton Valley. Officiating will be Rev. John Carkeet, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Cotton Valley. Burial: Cotton Valley Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Minden.

      Mr. Wills died at 1:15 pm, Wednesday, December 30, 1981, at his residence in Cotton Valley after a lengthy illness. He was a lifetime resident of Cotton Valley, a retired carpenter, a member of the First Baptist Church of Cotton valley, the American Legion and an Army Veteran of WWI.

      Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Allie D. Wills, Cotton Valley; three sisters, Lillian Bigham and Isha Cloud, both of White Oak, TX; Ruth Service, Vivian, LA; one brother, Houston Adkins, White Oak, TX; and several nieces and nephews.

      Pallbearers: Robert Denmon, Tom Denmon, Steve Denmon, Arthur Denmon, Leonard Service, George Cloud, John Adkins.

      Honorary pallbearers: Deacons of First Baptist Church of Cotton Valley.

      (Published in The Shreveport Times on January 1, 1982)