Wayne Willard (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Wayne Paul Willard, son of Don Northrip and Ruby Virginia Evans Willard, was born June 9, 1929, near Sleeper, Missouri. He departed this life Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Christian Health Care North, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of eighty-three years, and fifteen days.
In 1953, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Haynie, and to this union one daughter and one son were born.
In 2002, he married Faye Patterson, who passed away in 2012.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; a son, Brandon David Willard; and a brother, Bill Willard.
Wayne is survived by a daughter, Lisa Parman, and her husband, Dwight, of Topeka, Kansas; two granddaughters, Camille Parman, and Candi Croney, both of Topeka, Kansas; two great-granddaughters, Mya and Tatum; a brother, Bob Willard, and his wife, Shirley, of Sleeper, Missouri; a sister-in-law, Louise Willard, of Sleeper, Missouri; a number of niece and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born and raised in the Sleeper community, and graduated from Stoutland High School in the Class of 1947. He graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, and attended the University of Missouri Law School, and finance school in Wichita Falls, Texas.
In 1950, he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, and took pilot’s training in Malden, Missouri. After several years, he retired from active duty in the Air Force Reserves. Wayne later retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard after thirty-five years of service. He served as a management analyst at the time of his retirement.
Wayne worked for General Motors in Detroit, Michigan and as a bank vice-president in Hutchinson, Kansas. He continued his banking career in Lebanon, Missouri and St. Joseph, Missouri.
Wayne was a member of Sleeper United Methodist Church.
In his spare time he enjoyed the wonders of nature and especially bird watching. He had appreciation for the land where he lived and enjoyed country life. His family was very important to him and he greatly enjoyed his granddaughters and great-granddaughters.
Wayne was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that he will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
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