Willis Ardis Sumter, South Carolina Obituary

Willis Ardis

Willis Dayton Ardis, Sr., 87, husband of Barbara Boykin Ardis, died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born February 26, 1929, in Pinewood, he was a son of the late Henry Cornelius Ardis and the late Eva Ardis. He was a member of Crosswell Baptist Church and the American Legion Post 17. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife of 63 years; two sons, Willis D. Ardis, Jr. (Desi) of Mandeville, LA and A. Wendell Ardis (Carol) of Sumter; a granddaughter, Ashley Ardis Ferguson (Chase) of Sumter; and grandsons, Willis D. Ardis, III (Cristina) of Austin, TX, Brett Ardis of Mandeville, LA, and Spencer Ardis of Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC. He was preceded in death by seven brothers, Leslie Ardis, Russell Ardis, William Ardis, Wilbur Ardis, Melvin Ardis, Louie Ardis, McBeth Ardis; and one sister, Annie Laurie Ardis Tobias. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Charles Owens officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Willis D. Ardis, III, Brett Ardis, Spencer Ardis, Chase Ferguson, Mack McLeod, and Stan Ardis. Honorary pallbearers will be member of the Steadfast Sunday School Class of Crosswell Baptist Church and the breakfast group from McDonalds on Broad St. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Crosswell Baptist Church, 604 Mathis St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
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Willis Dayton Ardis, Sr., 87, husband of Barbara Boykin Ardis, died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born February 26, 1929, in Pinewood, he was a son of the late Henry Cornelius Ardis and the late Eva Ardis. He was a member of Crosswell Baptist Church and the American Legion Post 17. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife of 63 years; two sons, Willis D. Ardis, Jr. (Desi) of Mandeville, LA and A. Wendell Ardis (Carol) of Sumter; a granddaughter, Ashley Ardis Ferguson (Chase) of Sumter; and grandsons, Willis D. Ardis, III (Cristina) of Austin, TX, Brett Ardis of Mandeville, LA, and Spencer Ardis of Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC. He was preceded in death by seven brothers, Leslie Ardis, Russell Ardis, William Ardis, Wilbur Ardis, Melvin Ardis, Louie Ardis, McBeth Ardis; and one sister, Annie Laurie Ardis Tobias. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Charles Owens officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Willis D. Ardis, III, Brett Ardis, Spencer Ardis, Chase Ferguson, Mack McLeod, and Stan Ardis. Honorary pallbearers will be member of the Steadfast Sunday School Class of Crosswell Baptist Church and the breakfast group from McDonalds on Broad St. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Crosswell Baptist Church, 604 Mathis St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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05
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Monday, December 05 2016
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06
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