Name: Samuel Dolphus Willis, age 93,
Date of Birth: October 4, 1911, Slippery Creek, Hohenwald, TN,
Date of Death: December 25, 2004 at his residence in Hohenwald, TN
Date of Funeral: December 27, 2004
Burial Site: Swiss Cemetery Mausoleum, Hohenwald, TN
Parents: Thomas Seaborn and Elizabeth Cash Willis
Spouse: Sara Leona Arzell Talley Willis
Survivors: Survivors include his son, Leon (Margie) Willis; Daughters, Dolene (William C.) Rogers, Gloria (Bob) Watts and Colene Spears; Sister, Frances Wienclaw; 17 Grandchildren; 30 Great-grandchildren; 25 Great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death: Wife, Sara Leona Arzell Talley Willis; Parents, Thomas Seaborn and Elizabeth Cash Willis; Brothers, Aubrey, Raymond, Loyd and Claude Willis; Sisters, Lorene Abernathy, Flora Leonard, and Pauline Hinson; Grandson, Bryant Rogers; Son-in-law, Richard Spears.
Notes: Mr. Willis was the owner of Willis Motor Co. for 20 years, City Councilman for 4 years, Vice Mayor for 12 years and Mayor for 12 years. Mr. Willis was also a Real Estate Entrepreneur.