Edward Ray Willis, Jr.
Edward Ray Willis, Jr.
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Edward “Eddy” “Boo” Ray Willis, Jr. passed away in Towne Park Senior Living on May 31, 2025. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on July 2, 1972, to Edward Ray Willis, Sr. and Carolyn Sue Gabbard Willis. Eddy was a self-employed mechanic, who loved to fix things and work on cars. He also enjoyed fishing. Eddie is preceded in death by his mother, and a brother Daniel McKinney. He is survived by his father, children, Audrey Willis, Rhetta, Willis, Zoey Willis, Lillian Nicole Willis, Macie Fay Willis, and Chance Mitchell Ray Willis, his brother, Donald McKinney, a sister, Angela Willis, a longtime girlfriend, Nicole Mendez, and several nieces and nephews. Cremation was chosen with a burial of cremated remains on June 17, 2025 in Grandview Cemetery with graveside services beginning at 2pm. Online condolences can be made at www.fitzpatrick-funeralhome.com.
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