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Willis Jr., Howard Jay
Howard Jay Willis Jr., 85, of Highlands, Texas, formerly of Olin, died Feb. 16, 2012, in Houston. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, San Jacinto Memorial Park Funeral Home chapel, Houston, with Pastor Richard Noack officiating.
Survivors include his children, Susan, Barbara, Audrey, Howard and Claudia; sister, Floralea Walton; 10 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annette ‘Frank' Willis; father, Howard Jay Willis Sr.; mother, Orpah Schnepp; and sister, Suellen Fausel.
Published Feb. 18, 2012 in The Gazette
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