Willard D. England Services Thursday in Houston Services for Willard Dow England, 67, were held at 2:30 PM Thursday, July 22, 1965, in Heights Funeral Chapel, Houston, Texas with Dr. Dawson C. Bryan officiating. England, of 3269 Norfolk, Houston, died Monday, July 19, 1965, in his home apparently of a heart attack. England, considered one of the world's leading authorities on synthetic rubber, was born in Celeste, Texas, and had lived in Houston for two years since retiring. He was honored by the United States and by the Canadian governments for working in the Army's synthetic rubber program. He served with the Rainbow (42nd) Division in World War I. At the time of his death, Mr. England was working on a Department of Labor project concerning retreading and recapping tires. Survivors include his wife, Pauline England; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth E. Durham of Houston; five sisters, Mrs. Albert Norris of Celeste; Mrs. R. F. Lewis of Hillsboro, Mrs. Leon Puckett, Mrs. John Surratt, and Mrs. Calanthe Bowman, all of Dallas; a brother, Kennedy England of Dallas, and two grandchildren, Charles A. Durham, Jr., and Lynn Durham Whitmarch of Houston. (July 30, 1965, The Celeste Courier)