Willie Edward Francis d. 28 March 1981

ST. ROBERTS- Services for Willie Edward Francis, 52, St. Roberts, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Waynesville Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Pryar Pruitt officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Francis died Saturday morning in Army Beach Provilion Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, after a long illness.

Survivors include his wife, Bertha; three daughters, Vicki Baker, Crocker, and Rebecca and Barbara, both of the home; two sons, Richard and James, both of the home; his mother, Nettie Mae Polston, of South Carolina; a brother Lawrence J., of North Carolina; and one grandson.

The family will be at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today.

Masonic services will be at 7 tonight.

The Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri
30 March 1981
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