Willard Shrader

Willard Shrader obituary

Willard Shrader

Willard Shrader Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Corner Stone Funeral Chapel & Crematory on Aug. 6, 2025.

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Lewis Willard Shrader age 74 of Flat Rock, Alabama died Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at CHI Memorial Medical Center. Funeral services are Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 2 PM ET at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel with Bro. Brent Michaels officiating. Burial will follow in Liberty Hill cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5 to 9 PM ET on Wednesday and 12 Noon until service time on Thursday. Willard was born February 3, 1951 in Trenton, Georgia to parents, Lewis Anderson and Lavada Verdenia Hawkins Shrader. He had worked as a mechanic and saddle maker before retiring. He was a member of Ider Holiness Church. Survivors include children, Daniel Shrader, Sherry White(Ronnie), Angela Kirkpatrick(Jason), Christy Dickerson(Colt), grandchildren, Brodie Kirkpatrick, Chevelle Shrader, Alexia Kirkpatrick, Saydie Shrader, Jordan Dickerson, Kayleigh Dickerson, Hunter Dickerson, Cooper Dickerson, sister, Thelma Hughes, along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Anna Mae Kessler, Bonnie Jean Wilkie, Irene Haswell, Lucille Bearden, Leeila McBride, brothers, Elmer Shrader, Clarence Shrader and Wayne Shrader.

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