Melody Celeste Wade Willis
Melody Wade Willis, 59, entered Heaven’s pearly gates on Thursday, January
28, 2016 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday,
January 31, 2016 at 3 PM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home. Visitation
will be held from 2-3 PM prior to the service and a visitation after the
service at the funeral home. Reverend Josh Wood and Reverend Milton
Thomas will officiate.
Mrs. Willis was the daughter of the late Wallace & Kittie Oliver Wade.
She was born in Jacksonville, FL and was a 1974 graduate of Terry Parker
High School. She and her family had lived in Treutlen County for the past
30 years. She was a member of the Soperton Church of God and was a
“Loving Wife, Mama & Granny”. Her siblings, J.A. Wade, Holly Wade Palmer,
Corky Wade and nephews, Josh & Adam Wade preceded her in death.
She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Greg Willis; son, Jacob
Willis; daughters, Amanda (Jason) McCoy and Becca Cox, all of Soperton;
brothers, David (Teresa) Wade of Middleburg, FL and Andy (Danielle) Wade
of Jacksonville, FL; sister, Louise (Joe) Largen of Hawthorne, FL; mother
& father in law, Jackie & James E. Willis of Soperton; granddaughters,
Chloey Michelle Cox and Emma Marie McCoy; grandsons, Riley Nathan Cox and
Jackson Thomas McCoy and her grandpuppy, Smoke Willis.
28, 2016 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday,
January 31, 2016 at 3 PM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home. Visitation
will be held from 2-3 PM prior to the service and a visitation after the
service at the funeral home. Reverend Josh Wood and Reverend Milton
Thomas will officiate.
Mrs. Willis was the daughter of the late Wallace & Kittie Oliver Wade.
She was born in Jacksonville, FL and was a 1974 graduate of Terry Parker
High School. She and her family had lived in Treutlen County for the past
30 years. She was a member of the Soperton Church of God and was a
“Loving Wife, Mama & Granny”. Her siblings, J.A. Wade, Holly Wade Palmer,
Corky Wade and nephews, Josh & Adam Wade preceded her in death.
She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Greg Willis; son, Jacob
Willis; daughters, Amanda (Jason) McCoy and Becca Cox, all of Soperton;
brothers, David (Teresa) Wade of Middleburg, FL and Andy (Danielle) Wade
of Jacksonville, FL; sister, Louise (Joe) Largen of Hawthorne, FL; mother
& father in law, Jackie & James E. Willis of Soperton; granddaughters,
Chloey Michelle Cox and Emma Marie McCoy; grandsons, Riley Nathan Cox and
Jackson Thomas McCoy and her grandpuppy, Smoke Willis.