Ira Willis,

Ira Willis, Jr., 50, Altus, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2011 at English Village Manor. Services will be 1:00 PM Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Kincannon Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bennie Alexander, Rev. Kenneth Broughton, Rev. James Willis and Elder D’Wayne Jones officiating. Burial will be in the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of the Kincannon Funeral Home. Ira Willis, Jr. was born on October 8, 1960 in Clinton, Oklahoma to Ira and Imogene (Hill) Willis. He attended Altus Public Schools and was active in the Junior High Choir, football and basketball. He then attended the University of Science and Arts in Chickasha for two years. He was active, working all over Oklahoma as a landscaper, until he was stricken with a stroke in 1998. He loved art, music and hanging out with friends. He helped give people rides and took care of his parents. Ira was a member of the Church of God In Christ, where he enjoyed singing in the church choir as a child. His parents and a sister, Sheila Young, preceded him in death. Survivors include three brothers, Ronal Willis and fiancée, Brenda Darville of Altus, OK, and brothers, Kenneth Willis and Allan Willis, both of San Diego, CA; two sisters, Debra Willis and fiancé, Sylvester Branch, of Altus, OK, and Lenora Motton and husband, Clyde, of San Diego, CA; four half sisters, Leslie Scott of Virginia, Vanessa Scott and Mindy Scott, both of Lawton, OK, and Crystal Scott of Altus, OK; a half brother, Jeffrey Scott of Altus, OK; and a sister-in-law, Lorraine Willis of Altus, OK.