USGENWEB NOTICE:  In keeping with our policy of providing free information
on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long
as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may
NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other
organizations.

Brought Here for Burial

George W. Willis, for many years a business man in
Clyde, passed away at his home in Lorain last Sunday,
aged about 80 years. The remains were brought to Clyde
on the 2:19 train yesterday afternoon, accompanied by
his son-in-law, Claude Rushton and children, and taken
to McPherson cemetery, where brief services were
conducted by Rev. Isaiah Revennaugh.

Deceased was born on a farm on North Ridge in what is
known as Coopertown, and spent his boyhood days in that
vicinity. Later he moved to Clyde and was united in
marriage to Miss Adelia Dewey. Mr. Willis and his father
constructed the block where the Electric Shop and Stokes
meat market now are located. He also built the home
where Wm. Rouch lives and resided there for many years.
They moved later to the home now occupied by Harkness
Lay.

Mr. Willis conducted a shoe store here for many years,
and about 15 years ago moved to Lorain, where his wife
died shortly after and was brought to Clyde for burial.

He was the father of three children, one who died in
infancy, a son, Paul, died in 1893, and a daughter, Mrs.
Claude Rushton, passed away a number of years ago. He
was an uncle to Thos. P. Dewey and also of J. A. and Ed.
Willis, who are now in Florida.


----