Willis passed away Friday, November 18, 2011. He was preceded in death by his true love, Mary Josephine Tompkins. Surviving is his granddaughter, Heather N. Meyer and husband, Gary of Clayton; great-grandchildren, Dylan, Breana, and Luke Meyer; Mary Jo's sister, Ann Shelton and husband, Walt of Roanoke, VA; and his niece and nephews who loved him as much as he did them.
He had several loyal clients to his business, Mug-A-Bug Exterminators of Raleigh. He loved to go on calls to socialize as much as to spray for bugs. He never met a stranger.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Pine Forest Memorial Gardens in Wake Forest, NC.