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Gail Russum Willis

9 Feb 1924 – 4 Apr 2011

Birth	9 Feb 1924
Death	4 Apr 2011
Cemetery	Ridgeview Memorial Park Allen , Collin County , Texas , USA
Added by	Cemetery Hunter on 07 Jun 2023
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40520930

Bio

Per Birth Index Name: "Willie" Gail Russum Gail Willis, age 87, of McKinney, Texas passed away April 4, 2011. She was born February 9, 1924 in Irving, Texas to Henry Paris Russum and Tillie (Hacker) Russum. On May 11, 1940 she married Bryant Willis in McKinney, Texas. Gail was a retired cafeteria manager with the McKinney Independent School District. She was a wonderful caregiver to her family as well as other families whom she served. Gail was a member of Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church formerly First Baptist Church of Fairview. She is survived by her daughters, Lou Spiegel and husband, Buddy of Arlington, Texas, Roxanne Hackler and husband, Tim of Austin, Texas, Kay Willis of McKinney, Texas and Rhonda Schultz of Princeton, Texas; grandchildren, Rick Willis, Allen Willis, Jesse Willis, Lori Willis Taylor- Edson, Christy Spiegel McNew, Brian Hackler, Rachel Hackler, Eric Johnson, Lacey Johnson and seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Henrietta Devine of Edgewood, Texas, Margaret Lewis of Garland, Texas, and Frances Dyer of Lancaster, Texas; brother, Gene Russum of Dallas, Texas and numerous nephews, nieces and other loving family members and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Tillie Russum; husband, Bryant Willis; three sons, Howard, Richard and George; sister, Anne Klepper; brother, I. J. Russum and great-grandchild, Bailey Willis. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2011, in the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel with Rev. Dennis George, Rev. Lyn Cypert and Rev. Don Bourland officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park, Allen, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Thursday evening beginning at 7:00 p.m., at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, Allen, Texas.

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Family

Parents

• Henry Parris Russum 1886–1948 FaG
• Grace Matilda "Tillie" Hacker Russum 1893–1989 FaG

Spouse

• Bryant Willis 1911–1983

Siblings

• Henrietta Russum Devine 1918–2011 FaG
• Isaac Jack Russum 1920–1991 FaG
• Nettie Frances Russum Dyer 1930–2015 FaG

Children

• Howard Allen Willis Sr 1941–1982
• Richard Jackson Willis 1944–2003
• George Lee Willis 1946–1999

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