Morris Victor Willis

1918 - 1979  (60 years)

Morris Victor Willis

1918 - 1979  (60 years)

Birth	31 Oct 1918	Mineola, Wood, Texas, United States
Died	10 Jul 1979	Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, United States
Buried	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Elwin DeWitt Willis,   b. 21 Aug 1897, Texas, United States
Mother	Virginia Alice Patrick,   b. 7 Jan 1901, Golden, Wood, Texas, United States

Shirley Ozelda Willis

1922 - 1998  (75 years)

Birth	5 Oct 1922	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Died	6 Jun 1998	Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Elwin DeWitt Willis,   b. 21 Aug 1897, Texas, United States
Mother	Virginia Alice Patrick,   b. 7 Jan 1901, Golden, Wood, Texas, United States
Family 1	Gail Everett Waites,   b. 30 Jun 1920, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Married	4 Aug 1941	Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
Children	1. Alton Lee Waites,   b. 4 Jan 1941, Harris, Texas, United States   2. Living   3. Living
Family 2	Addis Bernard Engledow,   b. 17 Apr 1914, Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States
Married	25 Jun 1948	Harris, Texas, United States
Family 3	Cleveland Jenning Robertson,   b. 8 Jun 1915, United States
Married	13 Jun 1952	Harris, Texas, United States
Children	1. Living
Family 4	Marion Howard Jensen,   b. 17 Jul 1937
Married	27 Dec 1968	Harris, Texas, United States

Gail Everett Waites

1920 - 2010  (90 years)

Birth	30 Jun 1920	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Died	7 Oct 2010	Cypress, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Oak Grove Cemetery, Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas, United States
Father	Hilbert Oman Parnell,   b. 4 Aug 1894, Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States
Mother	Ora Mae Doss,   b. 8 Oct 1899, Clifton, Bosque, Texas, United States
Father	Everett Rudolph Waites,   b. 31 Aug 1882, Texas, United States
Relationship	Adopted
Mother	Gladys E Boeske,   b. Abt 1897, Massachusetts, United States
Relationship	Adopted
Family 1	Shirley Ozelda Willis,   b. 5 Oct 1922, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Married	4 Aug 1941	Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
Children	1. Alton Lee Waites,   b. 4 Jan 1941, Harris, Texas, United States   2. Living   3. Living
Family 2	Living
Family 3	Josephine Alva Middleton,   b. 20 Dec 1910, Yoakum, DeWitt, Texas, United States
Married	11 Mar 1971	Montgomery, Texas, United States

Addis Bernard Engledow

1914 - 1989  (75 years)

Birth	17 Apr 1914	Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States
Died	27 Dec 1989
Buried	Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Mother	J W Engledow
Family 1	Shirley Ozelda Willis,   b. 5 Oct 1922, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Married	25 Jun 1948	Harris, Texas, United States
Family 2	Mae Lillian Kelley,   b. 6 May 1908
Married	30 Jan 1954	Fort Bend, Texas, United States

Cleveland Jenning Robertson

1915 - 1996  (81 years)

Birth	8 Jun 1915	United States
Died	3 Oct 1996	Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Bold Springs Cemetery, Livingston, Polk, Texas, United States
Family	Shirley Ozelda Willis,   b. 5 Oct 1922, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Married	13 Jun 1952	Harris, Texas, United States
Children	1. Living

Marion Howard Jensen

1937 - 2014  (76 years)

Birth	17 Jul 1937
Died	27 May 2014
Buried	Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Carl A Jensen,   b. 17 Aug 1913, Montana, United States
Mother	Ethel F Thompson,   b. Abt 1910, Wisconsin, United States
Married	1936	Lewis, Washington, United States
Family	Shirley Ozelda Willis,   b. 5 Oct 1922, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Married	27 Dec 1968	Harris, Texas, United States

Doris Willis

1924 - 2016  (91 years)

Birth	29 Nov 1924	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Died	29 Feb 2016	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Elwin DeWitt Willis,   b. 21 Aug 1897, Texas, United States
Mother	Virginia Alice Patrick,   b. 7 Jan 1901, Golden, Wood, Texas, United States
Family	Paul Kurtz,   b. 8 May 1931

Paul Kurtz

1931 - 2004  (72 years)

Birth	8 May 1931
Died	19 Jan 2004	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family	Doris Willis,   b. 29 Nov 1924, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

Doyle Willis

1924 - 1991  (67 years)

Birth	29 Nov 1924	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Died	27 Dec 1991
Buried	Rosewood Funeral Home and Cemetery, Humble, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Elwin DeWitt Willis,   b. 21 Aug 1897, Texas, United States
Mother	Virginia Alice Patrick,   b. 7 Jan 1901, Golden, Wood, Texas, United States

Elwin DeWitt Willis

1897 - 1973  (76 years)

Birth	21 Aug 1897	Texas, United States
Died	24 Nov 1973
Buried	Concord Cemetery, Quitman, Wood, Texas, United States
Father	Robert Lee Willis,   b. 2 Jan 1868, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Mother	Sarah Hester Harbuck,   b. 2 Jun 1874, Wood, Texas, United States
Family	Virginia Alice Patrick,   b. 7 Jan 1901, Golden, Wood, Texas, United States
Children	1. Morris Victor Willis,   b. 31 Oct 1918, Mineola, Wood, Texas, United States   2. Shirley Ozelda Willis,   b. 5 Oct 1922, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   3. Doris Willis,   b. 29 Nov 1924, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   4. Doyle Willis,   b. 29 Nov 1924, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

Virginia Alice Patrick

1901 - 1984  (83 years)

Birth	7 Jan 1901	Golden, Wood, Texas, United States
Died	18 Oct 1984	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Albert Kelly Patrick,   b. 26 Jul 1869, Texas, United States
Mother	Minnie Ola Shipp,   b. 31 Jul 1873
Married	8 Jan 1891	Wood, Texas, United States
Family 1	Elwin DeWitt Willis,   b. 21 Aug 1897, Texas, United States
Children	1. Morris Victor Willis,   b. 31 Oct 1918, Mineola, Wood, Texas, United States   2. Shirley Ozelda Willis,   b. 5 Oct 1922, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   3. Doris Willis,   b. 29 Nov 1924, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   4. Doyle Willis,   b. 29 Nov 1924, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family 2	Victor C Petter
Married	7 Sep 1946	Harris, Texas, United States

• Name	Morris Victor Willis  [1, 2, 3]
  Relationship	with Magdalaine TEVENIN
  Birth	31 Oct 1918	Mineola, Wood, Texas, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jul 1979	Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, United States   [2, 3]
  Burial	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   [3]
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  1. Morris Victor Willis,   b. 31 Oct 1918, Mineola, Wood, Texas, United States d. 10 Jul 1979, Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, United States  (Age 60 years)   2. Shirley Ozelda Willis,   b. 5 Oct 1922, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States d. 6 Jun 1998, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 75 years) ▻ Gail Everett Waites,  m. 4 Aug 1941 ;   Addis Bernard Engledow,  m. 25 Jun 1948 ;   Cleveland Jenning Robertson,  m. 13 Jun 1952 ;   Marion Howard Jensen,  m. 27 Dec 1968   3. Doris Willis,   b. 29 Nov 1924, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States d. 29 Feb 2016, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 91 years) ▻ Paul Kurtz   4. Doyle Willis,   b. 29 Nov 1924, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States d. 27 Dec 1991  (Age 67 years)
  Person ID	I4124	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Elwin DeWitt Willis,   b. 21 Aug 1897, Texas, United States d. 24 Nov 1973 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Virginia Alice Patrick,   b. 7 Jan 1901, Golden, Wood, Texas, United States d. 18 Oct 1984, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F1404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Oct 1918 - Mineola, Wood, Texas, United States Death - 10 Jul 1979 - Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, United States Burial - - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 2342083. 4547972_01082.jpg [S13] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. 33154_b063056-01114.jpg [S8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102124411/morris-victor-willis