Frank Leroy Wills

Rev. Frank Leroy Wills, 76, of Vancleave, MS, died Sunday, August 28, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Rev. Wills was a native of Newcomerstown, Ohio, and had been a resident of the coast since 1986. He was a retired pastor of the Church of The Nazarene. He also worked as a brick and block layer. Rev. Wills was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and three brothers. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Zera Mae Wills, of Vancleave; three sons, Frank Eugene Wills and his wife, Linda, of Vancleave, Roger Wills and his wife, Elizabeth, of Vancleave, and Rocky Wills and his wife, Debra, of Robert, LA; four sisters and one brother in Ohio; seven grandchildren, Lance Wills of Ft. Lewis, WA, Wesley Wills of Camp Pendelton, CA, Sherri Wells of Robert, LA, Stacey Showles of Lucedale, Dusty Wills of Ft. Bragg, NC, Kenneth Brannon of Gulfport and Montelle Brannon of Gautier; and several great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held September 5, 2005, at Jim Ramsey Cemetery #2 in Vancleave. Memorial services will be held for Rev. Frank L. Wills on Saturday, October 8, 2005, at 2 p.m. at the Gulf Coast Family Church of The Nazarene, located on Big Ridge Road in Ocean Springs. A fellowship dinner will be held following the service. Everyone is invited to attend.