Graduation Year | Class of 1979 |
Date of Passing | Feb 12, 2015 |
About | Hugh Allen Willis, 54, of Owensboro passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Owensboro. He was born Jan. 19, 1961, in Roanoke, Virginia, to the late Oliver Ray and Annie Clark Willis. Hugh had been an account manager with Motion Industries in Owensboro and was a member of Immaculate Catholic Church. He was an avid Chicago Bears and UK basketball fan. He had helped coach his son's Catholic youth baseball teams and was a 1979 graduate of Owensboro High School. Most of all, he loved spending time with his grandchildren. Surviving are his wife of 32 years, Stacy Millay Willis; his daughter, Jennifer, and husband Andrew Jones of Owensboro; his son, Matthew and wife Lorynn Willis of Owensboro; two grandchildren, Alyjah and Sawyer Jones; two sisters, Carol Alexander of Maceo and Deborah (Roger) McDaniel of Owensboro; two brothers, Joe (Rebecca) Willis of Maceo and Charles Willis of Utica; and several nieces and nephews. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Catholic Church with burial following in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with prayers at 7 p.m. and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, KY Region, 240 Whittington Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222 or to American Cancer Society, 1302 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY 42301. Condolences may be placed at glennfuneralhome.com. |