Larry Willis

Larry L Willis LEBANON, Va. Larry L. Willis, 71, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born July 8, 1938, in Russell County, a son of the late Grover Willis and the late Bessie Combs Willis. He was a retired employee of Clinchfield Coal Company with 42 years of service and a member of the U.M.W.A. local No. 1259. Mr. Willis was a U. S. Army Veteran and he was of the Christian faith, he had dedicated his life to the Lord. He loved hunting and being outdoors. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Dexter Willis; and a sister, Mary Sue Jackson. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Shirley Johnson Willis; one daughter, Tammy Willis Garrett and husband Bill, Lebanon; three sons, Terry Kevin Willis and wife Roberta, Dexter Leon Willis and wife Barbie, and Shawn Willis and wife Sabrina all of Lebanon; nine grandchildren, William Garrett, Quentin Garrett, Kevin Leon Willis, Krista Willis, Brittany Beady, Courtney Beady, Jenny Beady, Kalina Willis and Taylor Willis; one sister, Betty June Perry, Nashville; a special aunt, Doris McGoldrick, Rutledge, Tenn.; sisters-in-law, Linda Butler, Lebanon and Dix Kelly, Bristol Tennessee; one nephew; and eight nieces. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Rick Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Memorial Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the Lebanon V.F.W. Post No. 9864 in the chapel of Ketron Memorial Gardens. Sons and grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at the funeral home. Combs Funeral Service, 291 Fincastle Road, Lebanon, VA 24266, (276)889-4444 is serving the family of Mr. Willis.