Frances Willis
November 16, 1929 - September 22, 2008
Frances Rebecca Willis age 78, of Carneys Point, NJ died Monday, September 22, 2008 at the Memorial Hospital of Salem County. Born in Wray, Georgia, daughter of the late Lewis and Mattie Rowell Lupo, she had been an area resident since 1948. Mrs. Willis had worked at many dress factories in the Penns Grove area as a Machine Operator before retiring in 1994. She was an avid bowler at Penn Bowl, where she received numerous trophies. Her husband Howard died in 1990. She is survived by her children, Becky and her husband Fred Schmidt of Bridgeton, NJ, Carol DiPietro of Raleigh, NC, Velma and her husband Charles Wyatt of Carneys Point, NJ, Jackie and her husband Michael Goff of Fitzgerald, GA, Kathy and her husband John Jennings of Penns Grove, NJ, Howard and his wife Jackie Willis of Newark, DE, Walt Willis of Penns Grove, NJ and Terry Lynn Willis of Carneys Point., NJ. She is also survived by two sisters, Elnita Adkinson of Ocilla, GA, and Jenny Sewell of Perry, GA, 19 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. in the Ashcraft Funeral Home 740 South Broadway, Pennsville, NJ where friends are invited to attend after 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Salem County Veterans Cemetery, Pilesgrove, NJ. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to The American Diabetes Association 1060 Kings Highway, Suite 309, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. www.AshcraftFuneralHomes.com
Frances Rebecca Willis age 78, of Carneys Point, NJ died Monday, September 22, 2008 at the Memorial Hospital of Salem County. Born in Wray, Georgia, daughter of the late Lewis and Mattie Rowell Lupo, she had been an area resident since 1948.... View Obituary & Service Information
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