Donald L (Jack) Willits

1929 - 1997  (68 years)

• Name	Donald L (Jack) Willits
  Nickname	Jack
  Birth	20 Jun 1929	McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Jul 1997	Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
  Burial	McLouth Cemetery, McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I7040	Rossville
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	John Franklin Willits   d. 22 Oct 1986
  Mother	Dorothy May Martin Willits,   b. 29 Mar 1910, McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas d. 13 May 2000, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	28 Aug 1928	Platte City, Platte County, Missouri
  Family ID	F7449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Jo Ambler Willits
  Marriage	9 Jul 1956
  Children	1. Dean A Willits   2. John Willits   3. Cheryl Willits Spencer   4. Kimberly Willits O'Bryon   5. Shannon Russell Willits   d. 1977   6. Donald Bahnmaier
  Family ID	F7448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jun 1929 - McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas Death - 9 Jul 1997 - Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Willits, Donald Donald L. “Jack” Willits Services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at United Methodist Church in McLouth for Donald L. “Jack” Willits, 68, Lawrence. He died Wednesday, July 9, 1997, at a Lawrence hospital. Mr. Willits worked for Poehler Mercantile for one year and then worked at National Alfalfa Milling and Dehydrating Company several years before and after the Korean War. He later worked for FMC from 1963 until he retired May 1, 1996. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He was born June 20, 1929, in McLouth the son of John Franklin and Dorothy May Martin Willits. He attended McLouth schools and graduated from McLouth High School in 1947. Mr. Willits was a member of Alford-Clark Post No. 852 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the M-Kan Family Chapter. He was married to Barbara Jo Ambler on July 9, 1956. She survives. Other survivors include three sons, Dean A. Willits, McLouth, John Willits, Lawrence, and Donald A. Bahnmaier, Perry; two daughters, Cheryl Spencer and Kimberly O’Bryon, both of Lawrence; his mother, Dorothy Willits, McLouth; three brothers, Allan Willits and Kenneth Willits, both of McLouth, and Donald E. Willits, Rossville; a sister, Shirley Thiry, Lawrence; and 11 grandchildren. Mr. Willits was preceded in death by a son, Shannon Russell Willits, in 1977. Burial was in McLouth Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to United Methodist Church in McLouth and sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence.