Willis Killen

Services for Willis Killen will be held Saturday, August 17, 2019, at 11 a. m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bros. Davey Wilkinson and Mitchell McDonald officiating.  Burial will follow in Cook’s Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County.  Visitation will be held Friday, August 16, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.  McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  Willis Killen, 83, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his beloved family. Willis was a native and lifetime resident of Neshoba County.  He was a graduate of House High School of the House Community.  He served in the U.S Navy.  Willis retired from U.S. Motors after many years of service.  He was a member of Cook’s Chapel United Methodist Church.  Survivors include his wife, Neva of Philadelphia; sons, Michael Killen (Fran) of Philadelphia and Brian Killen of Mountain Home, Idaho; grandchildren, Cody King (Erin), Emma Savell (Andrew), and Kelsey Tubby (John), all of Philadelphia; great-grandchildren, Cooper King, Spencer King, Bentley Savell, Brylee Sciple, Eli Tubby, and Tucker Tubby; sister, Hazel Gray (Luke); brother, Sennett Killen; and a host of nieces and nephews that he so dearly adored. He was preceded in death by his parents Alvin G. and Lottie Killen; brothers, Seibert, Edward, and Charlie Killen; sisters; Bonnie McMullan and Jewel Warren. Pallbearers are Cody King, Andrew Savell, Bentley Savell, John Tubby, Tim Hollingsworth, Terry Warren, and Buddy Killen.