John Edmon Wills

1897 - 1981  (84 years)

• Name	John Edmon Wills
  Born	13 Jan 1897	Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Dec 1981	Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	1 Jan 1982	Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I1705	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Lee Wills,   b. 30 Jun 1870, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 23 Jun 1899, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 28 years)
  Mother	Esther Houston,   b. 13 Dec 1874, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1937, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1895	Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Allie Denmon,   b. 2 Jan 1904, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 2000, Cullen, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1925	Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Jan 1897 - Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 5 Oct 1925 - Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 30 Dec 1981 - Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 1 Jan 1982 - Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		J. F. Adkins Family Back Row L to R: John Franklin Adkins, Jr., John Franklin Adkins, Sr., Pennie Wills Adkins, George Houston Adkins. Front Row L to R: Frances Ruth Adkins Service, Lillian Esther Adkins Bigham, Isha Mary Adkins Cloud, and John Edmon Wills
  		1900 Houston Family Picture Taken at the home of Lazarus and Fannie Houston in Sarepta, Louisiana.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War I Draft Card - John Edmon Wills Name: John Edwin Wills County: Webster State: Louisiana Birth Place: Louisiana, United States of America Birth Date: 13 Jan 1897 Nearest Relative Name: Mrs. Esther W. Adkins, Mother Nearest Relative Address: Cotton Valley, La.
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - John Edmon Wills Name: John Edmon Wills Birth Date: 13 Jan 1897 Residence: Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA Age: 45 Place of Birth: Cotton Valley, Webster, La. Employer: Farmer Place of Employment: Cotton Valley, Webster, Louisiana
  		Obituary of John Edmon Wills Published in The Shreveport Times on January 1, 1982

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of John Edmon Wills and Allie Denmon Wills Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA
  		Footstone of John Edmon Wills Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: John E. Wills COTTON VALLEY, LA Services for Mr. John E. Wills, 84, will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, at First Baptist Church of Cotton Valley. Officiating will be Rev. John Carkeet, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Cotton Valley. Burial: Cotton Valley Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Minden. Mr. Wills died at 1:15 pm, Wednesday, December 30, 1981, at his residence in Cotton Valley after a lengthy illness. He was a lifetime resident of Cotton Valley, a retired carpenter, a member of the First Baptist Church of Cotton valley, the American Legion and an Army Veteran of WWI. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Allie D. Wills, Cotton Valley; three sisters, Lillian Bigham and Isha Cloud, both of White Oak, TX; Ruth Service, Vivian, LA; one brother, Houston Adkins, White Oak, TX; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers: Robert Denmon, Tom Denmon, Steve Denmon, Arthur Denmon, Leonard Service, George Cloud, John Adkins. Honorary pallbearers: Deacons of First Baptist Church of Cotton Valley. (Published in The Shreveport Times on January 1, 1982)