Obituary of Alvah Herrin Wills Sr 4 OCT 1926 - 16 JUL 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLS, Alvah Herrin Wills, age 66, a resident of Old Suffolk Rd., Windsor, VA, died Friday, July 16, 1993 in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk. He was born in Southampton Co., VA, and was the son of the late Mary Herrin and Amos Floyd Wills. After retiring as a farmer, he managed several area Southern States Cooperative Stores, as well as other chemical suppliers and recently he retired as manager of the Carrsville Farmers, Inc. He was a member and Deacon of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church, Zuni and 1 was a U. S. Navy Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Nell Branch Wills; two daughters, Robin W. Curle, Windsor and Brenda W. Carr, Carrsville; three sons, Alvah H. Wills, Jr., Wakefield, Larry D. Wills and Barry D. Wills, both of Windsor; two sisters, Mary Hilda W. Purviance, Richmond and Carolyn W. Bryant, Zuni; a brother, A. Floyd Wills, Jr., Virginia Beach; and ten grandchildren. A funeral service will be held in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church, Zuni on Sunday, July 18, 1993 at 3:00 p.m. by the Rev. Steve Bradshaw and Rev. J. Waverly Horne. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield on Saturday, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and other times at the residence. Memorial donations may be made to the "Together We Grow" Building Fund of the church or to the American Heart Association. Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield is handling arrangements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richmond, Virginia Richmond Times-Dispatch 17 Jul 1993 Page 14 Obituary for Alvah Herrin WILLS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 4 OCT 1926 - Zuni, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA] [Death: 16 JUL 1993 - Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Narrative summary of the obituary Alvah Herrin Wills Sr, born 4 Oct 1926 in Zuni, Virginia, died 16 Jul 1993 in Windsor, Virginia at age 66. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, farmer, store manager, and church deacon. A funeral was held 18 Jul 1993 at Tucker Swamp Baptist Church, Zuni, officiated by Rev. Steve Bradshaw and Rev. J. Waverly Horne. Burial followed in the church cemetery. # Transcript Alvah Herrin Wills Sr 4 OCT 1926 - 16 JUL 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLS, Alvah Herrin Wills, age 66, a resident of Old Suffolk Rd., Windsor, VA, died Friday, July 16, 1993 in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk. He was born in Southampton Co., VA, and was the son of the late Mary Herrin and Amos Floyd Wills. After retiring as a farmer, he managed several area Southern States Cooperative Stores, as well as other chemical suppliers and recently he retired as manager of the Carrsville Farmers, Inc. He was a member and Deacon of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church, Zuni and he was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Nell Branch Wills; two daughters, Robin W. Curle, Windsor and Brenda W. Carr, Carrsville; three sons, Alvah H. Wills, Jr., Wakefield, Larry D. Wills and Barry D. Wills, both of Windsor; two sisters, Mary Hilda W. Purviance, Richmond and Carolyn W. Bryant, Zuni; a brother, A. Floyd Wills, Jr., Virginia Beach; and ten grandchildren. A funeral service will be held in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church, Zuni on Sunday, July 18, 1993 at 3:00 p.m. by the Rev. Steve Bradshaw and Rev. J. Waverly Horne. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield on Saturday, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and other times at the residence. Memorial donations may be made to the "Together We Grow" Building Fund of the church or to the American Heart Association. Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield is handling arrangements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richmond, Virginia Richmond Times-Dispatch 17 Jul 1993 Page 14 Obituary for Alvah Herrin WILLS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 4 OCT 1926 - Zuni, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA] [Death: 16 JUL 1993 - Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA] # Vital Statistics Summary |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Field | Data | |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Alvah Herrin Wills Sr | | Age | 66 years | | Birth | 4 Oct 1926; Zuni, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA | | Death | 16 Jul 1993; Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| # Table of Relationships |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| | Alvah Herrin Wills Sr | Decedent | Windsor, VA | | Mary Herrin | Mother (predeceased) | Unknown | | Amos Floyd Wills | Father (predeceased) | Unknown | | Nell Branch Wills | Wife | Windsor, VA | | Robin W. Curle | Daughter | Windsor, VA | | Brenda W. Carr | Daughter | Carrsville, VA | | Alvah H. Wills Jr. | Son | Wakefield, VA | | Larry D. Wills | Son | Windsor, VA | | Barry D. Wills | Son | Windsor, VA | | Mary Hilda W. Purviance | Sister | Richmond, VA | | Carolyn W. Bryant | Sister | Zuni, VA | | A. Floyd Wills Jr. | Brother | Virginia Beach, VA | | Ten grandchildren | Grandchildren | Unknown | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| # Publication Details |---------------------------------------| | Field | Data | |-------------|-------------------------| | Publication | Richmond Times-Dispatch | | Location | Richmond, Virginia | | Date | 17 Jul 1993 | | Page | 14 | |---------------------------------------| # Other Relevant Information - Funeral arrangements were handled by Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield. - Memorial donations suggested to the "Together We Grow" Building Fund of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church or to the American Heart Association. - Burial took place in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church cemetery, Zuni, Virginia. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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