Mrs. Willis had formerly been a childcare/daycare provider at home. She attended First Baptist Church of Jackson.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Howard Lee Baldwin and Odell Crique Baldwin; a sister, Jeanette Cothren, and brother, Wayne Baldwin.
Survivors include her husband of 16 years, Jerry Willis; one son, Lee Williams (Kayla); two daughters, Tabatha Blackwood (John), and Nina Pylant (Adam); one brother, Charlie Baldwin; six grandchildren: Brett and Collin Blackwood, Kendall and Kenzie Pylant; Chloe and Savannah Williams; one niece, Mandi Arinder; two nephews, Jeffery and Christian Willis; great-nephew, Bentley Willis; and numerous other relatives and friends.