Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Margie Nell Garrette Willis was born on April 4, 1930, in Centerville, Tennessee, and passed peacefully at her home in Hohenwald on February 8, 2021. She was 90 years 9 months, and 8 days old.

She was the daughter of the late Roy C. Garrette and Elva Lee DeVore Garrette.

She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years Leon Willis, siblings Billy Roy Garrette, Bobby Ray Garrette, Nancy Daugherty, and son-in-law David Pilkinton.

She is survived by her children, Brenda (Willie) Hughes, Marty (Connie) Avery, Debbie Willis, Cindy (Robert) Atkinson, Shane (Tammy) Willis, April Pilkinton, and Leona (Jackie) White; sisters, Shirley Hinson, Minnie Barber, and Kathy Rice; 17 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren, along with a host of other relatives, friends, and loved ones.

She was a member of the Grinders Creek Church of Christ.

Services were held on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at McDonald Funeral Home. Steve Holloway, Nathan Duncan, and Shane Willis officiated. Visitation was held prior to services. Burial followed at Milan Cemetery in Centerville, Tennessee.