Sara Lynne Tallman

F, #4101
FatherBenjamin Kyle Tallman b. 11 Nov 1924, d. 11 Jan 2003
MotherOpal Pauline Willis b. 4 Sep 1922, d. 30 Jan 1990
 Sara Lynne Tallman is the daughter of Benjamin Kyle Tallman and Opal Pauline Willis
Marriage*25 Jan 1968 She married Donald Joseph Ballor Jr at Dallas, Dallas Co, TX, on 25 Jan 1968.1 

Partners and Children

Marriage*25 Jan 1968 She married Donald Joseph Ballor Jr at Dallas, Dallas Co, TX, on 25 Jan 1968.1 

Citations

  1. [S230] Marriages, Civil Records Ancestry.com. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Eric Kyle Tallman1

M, #4102
FatherBenjamin Kyle Tallman b. 11 Nov 1924, d. 11 Jan 2003
MotherOpal Pauline Willis b. 4 Sep 1922, d. 30 Jan 1990
 Eric Kyle Tallman is the son of Benjamin Kyle Tallman and Opal Pauline Willis
Marriage*21 Sep 1968 He married Vickie Gwyn Morrison at Dallas, Dallas Co, TX, on 21 Sep 1968.1 

Partners and Children

Marriage*21 Sep 1968 He married Vickie Gwyn Morrison at Dallas, Dallas Co, TX, on 21 Sep 1968.1 

Citations

  1. [S230] Marriages, Civil Records Ancestry.com. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Linda Jane Tallman1

F, #4103
FatherBenjamin Kyle Tallman b. 11 Nov 1924, d. 11 Jan 2003
MotherOpal Pauline Willis b. 4 Sep 1922, d. 30 Jan 1990
 Linda Jane Tallman is the daughter of Benjamin Kyle Tallman and Opal Pauline Willis
Marriage*23 Mar 1968 She married Earl Wayne Carpenter at Dallas, Dallas Co, TX, on 23 Mar 1968.1 

Partners and Children

Marriage*23 Mar 1968 She married Earl Wayne Carpenter at Dallas, Dallas Co, TX, on 23 Mar 1968.1 

Citations

  1. [S230] Marriages, Civil Records Ancestry.com. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Benjamin Ronald Tallman1

M, #4104
FatherBenjamin Kyle Tallman b. 11 Nov 1924, d. 11 Jan 2003
MotherOpal Pauline Willis b. 4 Sep 1922, d. 30 Jan 1990
 Benjamin Ronald Tallman is the son of Benjamin Kyle Tallman and Opal Pauline Willis
Marriage*26 Mar 1971 Benjamin Ronald Tallman married Donna L. Summers on 26 Mar 1971 at Dallas Co, TX.2 
Divorce*9 Mar 1994 Benjamin was divorced from Donna L. Summers at Ellis Co, TX, on 9 Mar 1994.3 
Marriage*19 Jan 2001 He married Shirley A. Wagoner at Rockwall Co, TX, on 19 Jan 2001.2 

Partners and Children

Marriage*26 Mar 1971 Benjamin Ronald Tallman married Donna L. Summers on 26 Mar 1971 at Dallas Co, TX.2 
Divorce*9 Mar 1994 Benjamin was divorced from Donna L. Summers at Ellis Co, TX, on 9 Mar 1994.3 

Partners and Children

Marriage*19 Jan 2001 He married Shirley A. Wagoner at Rockwall Co, TX, on 19 Jan 2001.2 

Citations

  1. [S235] Births, Civil Records Ancestry.com. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  2. [S230] Marriages, Civil Records Ancestry.com. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  3. [S2765] Divorces, Civil Records Ancestry.com. Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Betty Jo Andrews

F, #4105, b. 14 Mar 1933, d. 19 Oct 1987
Birth*14 Mar 1933 Betty was born at Sewell, Fayette Co, WV, on 14 Mar 1933.1,2 
Marriage* She married Eugene C. 'Jim' Willis
Death*19 Oct 1987 Betty died on 19 Oct 1987 at Hinton Hospital, Hinton, Summers Co, WV, at age 54.1,2 
Burial*21 Oct 1987 Her body was interred on 21 Oct 1987 at Sandstone, Summers Co, WV, at Richmond Cemetery.2 

Partners and Children

Marriage* She married Eugene C. 'Jim' Willis
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Online at www.ancestry.com),.
  2. [S237] Obituary, Betty Jo Willis, Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 27 October 1987.

Eugenia Cheryl Willis1

F, #4106
FatherEugene C. 'Jim' Willis b. 18 Oct 1925, d. 22 Jul 2003
MotherBetty Jo Andrews b. 14 Mar 1933, d. 19 Oct 1987
 Eugenia Cheryl Willis is the daughter of Eugene C. 'Jim' Willis and Betty Jo Andrews
Marriage*1981 She married Robert Ray Basham in 1981.1 

Partners and Children

Marriage*1981 She married Robert Ray Basham in 1981.1 

Citations

  1. [S2719] "Engagement Announced," Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 1 September 1981.

Mark S. Willis1

M, #4107, b. 18 Jul 1957, d. 20 Jan 2003
FatherEugene C. 'Jim' Willis b. 18 Oct 1925, d. 22 Jul 2003
MotherBetty Jo Andrews b. 14 Mar 1933, d. 19 Oct 1987
Birth*18 Jul 1957 Mark was born at Hinton, Summers Co, WV, on 18 Jul 1957.1,2 
 He was the son of Eugene C. 'Jim' Willis and Betty Jo Andrews
Marriage* Mark S. Willis married Donna Kay Gilpin.2 
Residence*19 Oct 1987 Mark S. Willis resided at War Ridge, Summers Co, WV, on 19 Oct 1987.3 
Death*20 Jan 2003 He died on 20 Jan 2003 at Wayside, Monroe Co, WV, at age 45..1,2 

Partners and Children

Marriage* He married Donna Kay Gilpin.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Online at www.ancestry.com),.
  2. [S237] Obituary, Mark Willis, Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 28 January 2003.
  3. [S237] Obituary, Betty Jo Willis, Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 27 October 1987.

David Willis

M, #4108
FatherEugene C. 'Jim' Willis b. 18 Oct 1925, d. 22 Jul 2003
MotherBetty Jo Andrews b. 14 Mar 1933, d. 19 Oct 1987
 David Willis is the son of Eugene C. 'Jim' Willis and Betty Jo Andrews
Marriage* David Willis married Penny (?)1 
Marriage* David Willis married Debbie (?)2 

Partners and Children

Marriage* David Willis married Penny (?)1 

Partners and Children

Marriage* David Willis married Debbie (?)2 

Citations

  1. [S237] Obituary, Mark Willis, Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 28 January 2003.
  2. [S237] Obituary, Mildred Willis Sutherland, Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 4 August 2009.

Donna Gail Willis1

F, #4109
FatherEugene C. 'Jim' Willis b. 18 Oct 1925, d. 22 Jul 2003
MotherBetty Jo Andrews b. 14 Mar 1933, d. 19 Oct 1987
 Donna Gail Willis is the daughter of Eugene C. 'Jim' Willis and Betty Jo Andrews
Marriage* Donna Gail Willis married Donnie Basham.2 

Partners and Children

Marriage* Donna Gail Willis married Donnie Basham.2 

Citations

  1. [S237] Obituary, Mildred Willis Sutherland, Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 4 August 2009.
  2. [S237] Obituary, Mark Willis, Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 28 January 2003.

James Douglas Willis1

M, #4110, b. 18 Mar 1964, d. 8 Jun 2009
FatherEugene C. 'Jim' Willis b. 18 Oct 1925, d. 22 Jul 2003
MotherBetty Jo Andrews b. 14 Mar 1933, d. 19 Oct 1987
Birth*18 Mar 1964 James was born at Sandstone, Summers Co, WV, on 18 Mar 1964. 
 He was the son of Eugene C. 'Jim' Willis and Betty Jo Andrews
Residence*19 Oct 1987 James Douglas Willis resided at Sandstone, Summers Co, WV, on 19 Oct 1987.2 
Marriage* He married Tamela Jean Garten.1 
Death*8 Jun 2009 James died on 8 Jun 2009 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV, at age 45. SANDSTONE — James Douglas Willis, 45, of Sandstone, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., after a sudden illness.

He was born March 18, 1964, in Hinton, a son of the late Eugene C. “Jim” and Betty Andrews Willis.

He was also preceded by one brother, Mark Willis of Wayside, W.Va; and a brother-in-law, Scott Young.

Doug was a well-known referee of basketball games, a former deputy sheriff in Summers County and recent candidate for sheriff of Summers County. He was a former employee of West Virginia American Water Company. He loved nothing better than his family and friends and spending time with them. His love of life was evident in the way he was always ready with a joke and a laugh. He never failed to entertain or at least get a reaction from everyone.

He is survived by the loves of his life, his wife, Tamela Jean Garten Willis, and sons, Colton Scott and Logan Mark Willis, both at home; two sisters, Eugenia Cheryl Basham and husband, Bob, of Cool Ridge and Donna Gail Basham and husband, Donnie, of Jumping Branch; two brothers, David Brett Willis and wife, Debi, of Waxhaw, N.C., and Dennis Andrew Willis of North Carolina; father and mother-in-law, Gene and Freda Garten of Oak Hill; brother-in-law, Todd Garten and wife, Sunny, of Tampa, Fla; sister-in-law, Donna Kay Willis of Wayside; aunts, Mildred Sutherland of Millboro Springs, Va., and Edith Andrews of Meadow Bridge; uncle, Roy Boone of Hilldale; nieces, Shelley Ross and husband, Jason, Brandi Wilburn and husband, Nathan, Nikki Willis and Tiffany Robinson and husband, Chris; nephews, Jeremy Willis and wife, Vicky, Justin Willis, Bobby Basham and wife, Jessica, Dusty Basham and wife, Cassie, Jarrid Basham, Brett Willis, Andrew Willis and wife, Alicia, Tristan Garten and wife, Vanessa, Alex Garten, and Aaron Sassanoian; great-niece, Hannah Willis; great-nephews, Nick Ross, Dylan Basham and Broc Robinson; brother by love and lifelong neighbor, Tim Grimmett; and best friend, Chris Cales and wife, Tina.

He will also be greatly missed by a multitude of cousins and friends. His dogs, Einstein and Minnie, will also miss him very much.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2009, at Pivont Funeral Home Chapel in Hinton with Pastor Bill Fox officiating. Burial will follow in the Willis Family Cemetery at Sandstone.

Friends may call 6 until 9 p.m. today, Thursday, at the funeral home.

Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Cales, Bill Jeffries, Tim Grimmett, Rick Blevins and Ernie Lilly.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a fund for his two sons, HC 74 Box 93, Sandstone, WV 25985.

Online condolences and guest register at www.pivontfuneralhome.com

Arrangements by Pivont Funeral Home, Hinton.1 

Partners and Children

Marriage* He married Tamela Jean Garten.1 

Citations

  1. [S237] Obituary, James Douglas Willis, Beckley (WV) Register-Herald, Thursday, 11 June 2009, online at http://www.register-herald.com/archivesearch/…, accessed Nov 2009.
  2. [S237] Obituary, Betty Jo Willis, Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 27 October 1987.

Dennis Willis

M, #4111
FatherEugene C. 'Jim' Willis b. 18 Oct 1925, d. 22 Jul 2003
MotherBetty Jo Andrews b. 14 Mar 1933, d. 19 Oct 1987
 Dennis Willis is the son of Eugene C. 'Jim' Willis and Betty Jo Andrews
Marriage* Dennis Willis married Renea (?)1 

Partners and Children

Marriage* Dennis Willis married Renea (?)1 

Citations

  1. [S237] Obituary, Mark Willis, Hinton (WV) News, Tuesday, 28 January 2003.

Ambler Glazebrooke Sutherland1,2

M, #4112, b. 1 Sep 1919, d. 22 Apr 2001
Birth*1 Sep 1919 Ambler was born at Suffolk, VA, on 1 Sep 1919.1,2 
Marriage*11 Sep 1965 He married Mildred Lorene Willis at Roanoke, VA, on 11 Sep 1965. Ambler Glazebrooke Sutherland, age 46, single, b. Suffolk, VA, res. Clifton Forge, VA, par. Paul Sutherland & Virgilia Argyle Glazebrooke, teacher (college); Mildred Lorene Willis, age 37, single, b. Sandstone, WV, res. Clifton Forge, VA, par. Carlos Maynard Willis & Julia Lind Burdette, nurse; md by Richard R. Beasley at Roanoke.2 
Death*22 Apr 2001 Ambler died on 22 Apr 2001 at Millboro, Bath Co, VA, at age 81.1 

Partners and Children

Marriage*11 Sep 1965 He married Mildred Lorene Willis at Roanoke, VA, on 11 Sep 1965. Ambler Glazebrooke Sutherland, age 46, single, b. Suffolk, VA, res. Clifton Forge, VA, par. Paul Sutherland & Virgilia Argyle Glazebrooke, teacher (college); Mildred Lorene Willis, age 37, single, b. Sandstone, WV, res. Clifton Forge, VA, par. Carlos Maynard Willis & Julia Lind Burdette, nurse; md by Richard R. Beasley at Roanoke.2 

Citations

  1. [S1] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Online at www.ancestry.com),.
  2. [S230] Marriages, Civil Records Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.