Simmons Connette Willis Sr. (1900-1970)

Simmons Connette Willis Sr.

Birth

4 Apr 1900

Tennessee, USA

Death

20 Dec 1970 (aged 70)

Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Burial

Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park

Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map

Plot

Garden of Trees Block 493

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Son of Joseph Gibson Willis and Lena R. (Campbell). Husband of Daisy Mae (Adams). Father of Simmons Connette Willis, Jr. and Kenneth Olete Willis. He was the inventor of the "Willis Comets" racing boats.

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Per FAG Volunteer DB (#46869393) Birth Year: 1898 [I know headstone shows 1900, but all records we have show he was born Apr. 4, 1898]

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Spouse

Daisy Mae Adams Willis

1899–1997

Children

Kenneth Olete "KO" Willis

1927–2008

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