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    1. [LARAPIDE] Randall Lee Willis & Lillie G. Hanks
    2. Contact: Randy Willis [email protected] Seeking information on Randall Lee Willis & Lillie G. Hanks Randall Lee Willis was born March 20, 1886 and died May 14, 1940. He married Lillie G. Hanks (b. Dec. 29, 1897; d. July 2, 1973) on January 11, 1914. Randall Lee Willis is buried in the Graham Cemetery and Lillie is buried in the Butter Cemetery. Both cemeteries are near Forest Hill, La. He was a farmer and logger. He died of stomach cancer and she died of a heart attack. Randall Lee Willis and Lillie G. Hanks Willis had the following three sons: Howard Lee Willis (b. Feb. 15, 1915; d. Oct. 2, 1993), Herman Floyd Willis (b. Sept. 17, 1918; d. May 15, 1977), and my father Julian Everette Willis (b. Oct. 5, 1919; d. June 13, 1995). All three sons are buried in the Butter Cemetery. Randall Lee Willis was the youngest child of Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. (1839-1900) and Julia Ann Graham Willis (1845-1936). Randall Lee Willis' siblings were: Henry Elwa Willis (1867-1945), Carvelia S. Willis (1869-1941), Minnie R. Willis (1870-1921), David Eugene Willis (1872-1880), Corine Willis (1873-1873), Dr. Daniel Oscar Willis (1875-1935), Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr. (1877-1951), Ruthey Madella Willis (1880), Stella Willis (1881-1881), and Julia Coatney Willis (1883-1945). Randall Lee Willis was named after his father's (Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr.) commanding general in the Civil War, Gen. Randall Lee Gibson. I was named after my grandfather.

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