Mr. Wills was a 1931 graduate of Thurmont High School. He then attended the former Blue Ridge College in New Windsor for one year. He had been a salesman for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. for seven years. He then was a route salesman for Jewel Tea Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1974.
He and his wife then spent four years as volunteers with the American Baptist Church in Arizona and Oklahoma as missionaries to American Indian tribes. He then drove a school bus for Bethlehem School District in Bethlehem, Pa., for eight years, until his final retirement in 1993, when he moved to Royersford with his daughters.
Mr. Wills was a peacetime veteran of the U.S. Army, prior to World War II, serving in the Hawaiian Islands. He was a member of Royersford Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Graduates Group, a church senior citizen group. He was a railroad fan.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Julianne S. Williams and Vera M. Austin, both of Royersford; one son, John E. Wills and wife Mildred of Winter Garden, Fla.; three brothers, Richard Wills and Roger Wills, both of Frederick, and James Wills of Manassas, Va.; seven sisters, Ethel Ernest, Florence Nusz, Lucille Gibson, Frances Federline, Betty Chase and Barbara Stone, all of Frederick, and Delores Urey of North Plainfield, N.J.; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Wills was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Wills; three sisters, Julia Ridenour, Edna Myers and Mary Dorton; and a son-in-law, George Williams.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 19, at Royersford Baptist Church, with the Rev. Martin L. Rolfs Massaglia, pastor of the church, officiating. Interment was in Fernwood Cemetery, Royersford. Memorial contributions may be made to Royersford Baptist Church Building Fund, 452 S. Lewis Road, Royersford, Pa. 19468. Shalkop-Grace Funeral Home, Spring City, Pa., was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wills was a 1931 graduate of Thurmont High School. He then attended the former Blue Ridge College in New Windsor for one year. He had been a salesman for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. for seven years. He then was a route salesman for Jewel Tea Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1974.
He and his wife then spent four years as volunteers with the American Baptist Church in Arizona and Oklahoma as missionaries to American Indian tribes. He then drove a school bus for Bethlehem School District in Bethlehem, Pa., for eight years, until his final retirement in 1993, when he moved to Royersford with his daughters.
Mr. Wills was a peacetime veteran of the U.S. Army, prior to World War II, serving in the Hawaiian Islands. He was a member of Royersford Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Graduates Group, a church senior citizen group. He was a railroad fan.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Julianne S. Williams and Vera M. Austin, both of Royersford; one son, John E. Wills and wife Mildred of Winter Garden, Fla.; three brothers, Richard Wills and Roger Wills, both of Frederick, and James Wills of Manassas, Va.; seven sisters, Ethel Ernest, Florence Nusz, Lucille Gibson, Frances Federline, Betty Chase and Barbara Stone, all of Frederick, and Delores Urey of North Plainfield, N.J.; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Wills was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Wills; three sisters, Julia Ridenour, Edna Myers and Mary Dorton; and a son-in-law, George Williams.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 19, at Royersford Baptist Church, with the Rev. Martin L. Rolfs Massaglia, pastor of the church, officiating. Interment was in Fernwood Cemetery, Royersford. Memorial contributions may be made to Royersford Baptist Church Building Fund, 452 S. Lewis Road, Royersford, Pa. 19468. Shalkop-Grace Funeral Home, Spring City, Pa., was in charge of arrangements.
Family Members
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Julia Elizabeth Wills Ridenour
1911–1983
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Edna Ruth Wills Myers
1914–2001
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John Richard Wills Sr
1915–2003
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Ethel Jane Wills Ernest
1917–2008
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Roger William Wills
1918–2004
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Florence Margaret Wills Nusz
1920–2010
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Nellie Lucille Wills Gibson
1922–2008
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Frances Louise "Nan" Wills Federline
1924–2022
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Robert Cleason Wills Sr
1926–1994
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Mary C Wills Dorton
1931–1994
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PFC James C. Wills
1933–2012
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