Willie Harmon Service

1898 - 1989  (90 years)

• Name	Willie Harmon Service
  Nickname	Red
  Born	28 Nov 1898	Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Feb 1989	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	2 Mar 1989	Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I2149	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family	Frances Ruth Adkins,   b. 5 Nov 1911, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1995, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1927	Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. Billy Ray Service,   b. 2 Nov 1929, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 2018, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Nov 1898 - Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA Married - 28 Apr 1927 - Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 28 Feb 1989 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 2 Mar 1989 - Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Willie Harmon Service, Frances Ruth Adkins Service, and Billy Ray Service Taken in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1936
  		Willie Harmon Service Obituary picture
  		Willie Harmon Service middle person
  		Frances Ruth Adkins Service and Willie Harmon Service
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  Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War I Draft Card - Willie Harmon Service Name: Willie Harmon Service County: Union State: Louisiana Birth Date: 30 Nov 1898 [28 Nov 1898] Race: White Occupation: Laborer Height: Medium Build: Medium Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Red
  		Obituary of Willie Harmon Service Published in The Shreveport Times on March 2, 1989
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Willie Harmon Service Name: Willie Harmon Service Race: White Age: 43 Birth Date: 30 Nov 1898 Birth Place: Edgewood, Texas Residence Place: Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942 Registration Place: Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA Employer: Carter Oil Co. Homer, La. Weight: 175 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Red Height: 5' 8" Next of Kin: Francis Ruth Service

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: VIVIAN, LA - Services for W.H. "Red" Service, 90, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 2, 1989 at First Baptist Church in Vivian, La. with the Rev. Robert Puryear officiating, assisted by the Rev. Jack Byrd and the Rev. A.C. Crawford. Interment will be in Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport. Mr. Service passed away at 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, 1989 at the North Caddo Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Edgewood, Texas, on November 30, 1898 and was a resident of Vivian for the past 28 years. He was a member and senior Deacon of the First Baptist Church in Vivian, where he served as president of the Truth Sunday School Class. Mr. Service was an active member of the Kiwanis Club 'till failing health. He became an ardent fisherman during his retirement years, having caught over 14,000 catfish since 1980, which he shared with his family and friends. Red Service was a pioneer in the oil industry. He worked for Standard Oil of New Jersey (Exxon) for 40 years, serving as District Production Foreman from 1944 til his retirement. He had been retired for 30 years and was a founder and president of the Exxon Annuitant Club for 28 years. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Francis Ruth Adkins Service; his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Beth Service of Shreveport; three grandchildren and their spouses, Kent and Debbie Gibson of Shreveport, Bill and Brenda Harrison of Monroe, La., Leonard and Donna Service of Pontiac, Michigan; four great-granddaughters, Lana and Jill Gibson, Dorobeth and Katie Harrison; two nieces and one nephew. Mr. Service was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who loved life and lived for his family and many friends. The family would like to express appreciation to Dr. Johnny Haynes and the staff of North Caddo Memorial Hospital for their expert care and love during the time of his illness. (Published in The Shreveport Times on March 2, 1989)