December 12, 1991

EARL WILLS

MCGEE -- Earl Wills, 90, of McGee, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1991, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. He was born April 17, 1901, at McGee, son of Chap and Hannah Crites Wills. He and Frances McLeary were married May 1, 1920, in Cape Girardeau. She died Jan. 20, 1985...

MCGEE -- Earl Wills, 90, of McGee, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1991, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter.

He was born April 17, 1901, at McGee, son of Chap and Hannah Crites Wills. He and Frances McLeary were married May 1, 1920, in Cape Girardeau. She died Jan. 20, 1985.

Wills was a farmer, and was a member of the former Pioneer Assembly of God Church here.

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Survivors include a son, Mitchell Wills of Advance; a daughter, Bonnie Rhodes of McGee; a sister, Ruby Leadman of Eugene, Ore.; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sons, three sisters and a great-great-granddaughter.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. The Rev. Larry Underwood will officiate, with burial in New Hope-McGee Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8:30 p.m. Friday.

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