Frank Norman WILLIS

1918 - 1998  (79 years)

• Name	Frank Norman WILLIS
  Born	16 Oct 1918	Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Jan 1920	Oak Grove Precinct, Montrose, Colorado, USA   [3]
  Census	5 Apr 1930	Montrose County, Colorado, USA   [4]
  	Precinct 22 Orchard
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Montrose County, Colorado, USA   [5]
  	Precinct 22 Orchard, Riverside Road
  Census	21 Apr 1940	Montrose County, Colorado, USA   [5]
  	Precinct 22 Orchard, Riverside Road
  Residence	6 Apr 1955	Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA   [6]
  Residence	1 Mar 1957	Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA   [7]
  Residence	19 Sep 1970	Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA   [8]
  Residence	22 Feb 1976	Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA   [9]
  Residence	7 Jan 1977	Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA   [10]
  Education	Montrose County High School
  Occupation	Farmer
  Died	14 Mar 1998	Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA   [1, 2]
  	at his home near town
  Buried	18 Mar 1998	Valley Lawn Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA   [1, 11]
  	Christus Section D
  Person ID	I12629	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Leander Vaness WILLIS,   b. 30 Dec 1890, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 1957, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Augusta Frances VON ROSENBERG,   b. 4 Sep 1883, Manchaca, Travis, Texas, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1970, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1916	Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F7246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Oct 1918 - Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA Census - 30 Jan 1920 - Oak Grove Precinct, Montrose, Colorado, USA Census - 5 Apr 1930 - Montrose County, Colorado, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1935 - Montrose County, Colorado, USA Census - 21 Apr 1940 - Montrose County, Colorado, USA Residence - 6 Apr 1955 - Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA Residence - 1 Mar 1957 - Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA Residence - 19 Sep 1970 - Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA Residence - 22 Feb 1976 - Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA Residence - 7 Jan 1977 - Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA Died - 14 Mar 1998 - Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA Buried - 18 Mar 1998 - Valley Lawn Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Willis, Frank N. Plot: Christus Section D

  
  

• Notes

  Frank was a lifelong resident of the Montrose, Colorado area. He farmed on the Spring Creek Mesa west of town until retirement. He was a member of the National Rifle Association who “loved the great outdoors, fishing, and hunting. He enjoyed antiques, was a self-made mechanic and craftsman, and there was nothing that he could not fix.” [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1462] Tuesday, March 17, 1998, p. 2, “Frank N. Willis: Spring Creek Mesa Farmer”. [S82] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 523-32-1451;Issue State: Colorado;Issue Date: Before 1951. [S14] Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Montrose County, Colorado, ED 131, p. 9A, line 39. [S15] Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Montrose County, Colorado, ED 24, p. 3A, line 41. [S1629] Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Montrose County, Colorado, ED 27, p. 4A, line 7. [S1462] Wednesday, April 6, 1955, p. 1, “Mrs. Walleska von Rosenberg Dies”. [S1462] Sunday, March 3, 1957, p. 1, “Lifelong Montrose Resident Dies”. [S1463] Monday, September 21, 1970, p. 3. [S1462] Monday, February 23, 1976, p. 2. [S1462] Monday, January 10, 1977, p. 2. [S77] Headstone survey, conducted by Robert C. Barritt, 6 Jul 2011.