Mr. Bobby Willis

April 17, 1936 - June 5, 2018

Mr. Bobby Willis, 82, of Sylvester died Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at PruittHealth Sylvester. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Pine Forest Baptist Church with interment to follow in the Pine Forest Church Cemetery. Rev. Trey Brown will officiate. Mr. Willis was born on April 17, 1936 in Worth County to the late William Cleveland and Jewel Mayo Willis. He had lived in Worth County most of his life. Mr. Willis was a Veteran having served in the United States Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He worked as a Salesman for Shingler Farm Services for many years. Mr. Willis loved to travel and especially enjoyed trips to the mountains. He was a faithful member of Pine Forest Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon. Survivors include his sisters, Anne Welch (Buddy) and Latrelle Willis Glover, all of Sylvester; brother, Ernest C. Willis (Lavonne) of Sylvester and a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews whom he adored. In addition to his parents, Mr. Willis was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Willis; a brother-in-law, Randall Glover and a niece, Renee’ Welch Chapman. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5:00-7:00 PM at Banks Funeral Home. For those desiring, memorials may be made in his honor to The Gideons International, PO Box 5303, Sylvester, Georgia 31791. Please sign our online guest registry at www.banksfh.com. Banks Funeral Home in Sylvester is in charge of arrangements.