Individual Details

John Bowen Willey

(19 Jan 1885 - 30 Apr 1960)

Amarillo Sunday News Globe, Amarillo, Texas, Sunday, May 1, 1960, Page 14, Col. 3: Stratford, April 30, Funeral services for John Bowen Willey, 75, retired Stratford farmer, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church here with Bruce Clark officiating. He will be assisted by Vernon Williams. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Stratford. Mr. Willey died at 6 a.m. Saturday at his home here following a long illness. He had been a resident of Stratford for 30 years coming here at that time from Indiana. He was born Jan. 19, 1885 and was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, two sons, J. J. Willey of Stratford and Ivan Willey of Kirtland, N. M.; two daughters, Mrs. Maude Norbye of Stratford and Mrs. Madge Holt of Italy, 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Events

Birth19 Jan 1885Black Oak, St Louis Co., Missouri
Marriage8 Nov 1905Kingfisher, Kingfisher Co., Oklahoma - Julia Katheryn Clason
Marriage8 Nov 1905Kingfisher, Kingfisher Co., Oklahoma - Julia Katheryn Clason
Residence1930Precinct 2, Ochiltree Co., Texas
Death30 Apr 1960Stratford, Sherman Co., Texas
BurialStratford Cemetery, Stratford, Sherman Co., Texas

Families

SpouseJulia Katheryn Clason (1887 - 1965)
ChildMaude Alice Willey (1912 - 1966)
ChildEarnest Ivan Willey (1914 - 1965)
ChildMadge Marie Willey (1917 - 1983)
ChildJohnny Joe "JJ" Willey (1922 - 1995)

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