ROOFE, WILLIE THOMAS - Clay County, Arkansas | WILLIE THOMAS ROOFE - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Willie Thomas ROOFE

Corning Cemetery
Clay County,
Arkansas

Jan 3, 1922 - Feb 21, 2011

Willie Thomas Roofe, 89, of Corning passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, at home.

Mr. Roofe was born in Rector, AR.

He was a timber cutter for Black's Lumber Company, he proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy, he enjoyed gardening and fishing, and was a member of the New Life Family Church.

He married his wife Velma Lois (Herren) Roofe on March 15, 1941.

He was preceded in death by parents Ed and Amanda (Birchett) Roofe; one son Charles Roofe; three brothers and three sisters.

Survivors are his wife, Velma Roofe of the home; five children, Virginia Little, Mildred Harmon, Linda Meridith, Doyle Roofe and Debbie Wilder, all of Corning; one brother, Leon Roofe of Peoria, Ill.; four sisters, Claudine Jeffery of Chicago, Marcella Shelby of Michigan, Sue Leslie of Granite City, Ill., and Jean Callahan of St. Charles, Mo.; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Burial was in Corning Cemetery.

Spouse:
Velma Lois Herren Roofe (1924 - ____)

Children:
Thomas Charles Roofe (1946 - 2005)

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Submitted: 6/10/16 • Approved: 6/10/16 • Last Updated: 6/13/16 • R1144231-G0-S3

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