Mr. Donald Wills, 80 of Boaz, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at his residence.
Service will be Wednesday, December 16, 2015; Two o’clock p.m. at McRae Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Aaron Johnson and Bro. Wayne White officiating. Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until funeral time at the funeral home.
Mr. Wills was born in Marshall Count, Alabama on November 20, 1935 to Floyd & Lula Bell Bishop Wills. Mr. Wills graduated Boaz High School, married his sweetheart Mary Ann Wilson, and raised three children in Boaz where he was a staple in the car business for 35 years. Mr. Wills was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church of Boaz and served on the Marshall County Board of Equalization. He was known for his generosity, kindness and sense of humor.
Mr. Wills is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Ann Wilson Wills of Boaz, Daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Andy Wilks of Boaz, and Selina and Tony Mason of Huntsville, grandson, Cassidy Wills Cooper of Huntsville and Nephew: Scott & Cherie Vandenberghe and family of Trussville. Mr. Wills was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Lula Bell Bishop Wills, Sister: Jimmie Sue Vandenberghe and son, Jerry Don Wills.
Pallbearers will be Cassidy Wills Cooper, Roger Seay, Billy Scott, Scott Vandenberghe, Johnny Bishop, Joe Mese, Billy Ted Cofield and Lamar Hubbard.
The family is accepting flowers but also suggests donations to First Baptist Church Boaz or Sand Mountain Cowboy Church of Boaz.
