Obit: Willis, Lafayette M. (1856 - 1916)
Transcriber: Stan
Surnames: WILLIS
REED BOYER ----Source: LOYAL
TRIBUNE (Loyal, Clark County, Wis.) 10/12/1916 Willis, Lafayette
M. (6 Mar 1856 - 4 OCT 1916) Lafayette Milton
Willis, son of Daniel and Henriette Willis, was born in New York
City March 6, 1856. He was the last of is family, his parents and
only brother all preceding him in death. He came to Clark
County in 1880 and settled on a farm three miles east of the
village (Loyal, Clark County, Wis.), where he resided for many
years. He was married to May Reed at Lowell, Dodge Co. in 1875 and
to this union were born eight children, Josephine, Clara, Edward of
Seattle, Wash., James, Grace and Albert of Fargo, N.D., Charles R.
of Minoqua, Wis., and Jessie who died in infancy. His wife died in
August 1897. He was married
Nov. 21, 1903 to Mrs. Mary Boyer at Rhinelander, Wis. About seven
years ago he received sunstroke while digging potatoes for a
neighbor, never recovering from its effects, he gradually failed
until death came to his relief Oct. 4, 1916. Mr. Willis was
converted a number of years ago and became an earnest church worker
and united with the Congregational Church eight years ago, of which
he was a faithful and consistent member. Of him it May be said that
he was a man of clean character and lead an honest hard working
life, and while he possessed but little of this world's goods, he
could lay claim to a good name, of which his family relations and
posterity can justly be proud. Possessed of a
good education he was a constant reader of the best of literature.
He was a deep thinker, a poet and an interesting conversationalist,
of a retiring disposition he made but few friends, but those he did
make were lasting and will readily speak of the manly qualities of
the man. The funeral was
held from the Methodist Church at Loyal on Oct. 6th, Rev. W. C.
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