In Memory Of
Charlene N. Willis
1933
2023
Charlene N. Willis
April 12, 1933 — January 3, 2023
Charlene N. Willis, 89, passed away peacefully January 3, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Loving daughter of the late Robert and Marion (Brady) Gordon, Beloved wife of the late Clarence Willis, and Cherished mother of Robert Willis, Gordon (Jean-Marie) Willis and the late Nicole (Gino) Garcia. Proud Nana of Skye Willis, Brittany Willis, Jordan (Halle) Hernandez, Anna Willis, Brandon Willis and Payton Willis.
Born April 12, 1933, in Quincy, Illinois, Charlene attended St. Francis Catholic Grade School and was a graduate of Quincy High School. She married Clarence Willis on April 5, 1952. She loved growing up and raising their family in Quincy. Charlene was very athletic, excelled in playing softball and was an avid sports fan. She worked as a physical therapy technician at St. Mary's Hospital and retired after her husband's death in 1987. That same year, she moved to Denver with her teenaged daughter, Nicole, to be closer to her sons, Robert and Gordon Willis.
Charlene is survived by her sister, Marion (the late John) Hall of Quincy, IL, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Willis, daughter, Nicole (Willis) Garcia, parents Robert and Marion (Brady) Gordon, siblings: Thomas Gordon, James Gordon, Junior Glenn, Obion Glenn, Paul Gordon, Bobby Gordon, Roberta Harwell, Billie Hooks, Mary Glenn and Dolores Davis.
Private ceremony in Denver, Colorado with final burial in Calvary Cemetery in Quincy, Illinois. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association and the American Kidney Fund.
Born April 12, 1933, in Quincy, Illinois, Charlene attended St. Francis Catholic Grade School and was a graduate of Quincy High School. She married Clarence Willis on April 5, 1952. She loved growing up and raising their family in Quincy. Charlene was very athletic, excelled in playing softball and was an avid sports fan. She worked as a physical therapy technician at St. Mary's Hospital and retired after her husband's death in 1987. That same year, she moved to Denver with her teenaged daughter, Nicole, to be closer to her sons, Robert and Gordon Willis.
Charlene is survived by her sister, Marion (the late John) Hall of Quincy, IL, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Willis, daughter, Nicole (Willis) Garcia, parents Robert and Marion (Brady) Gordon, siblings: Thomas Gordon, James Gordon, Junior Glenn, Obion Glenn, Paul Gordon, Bobby Gordon, Roberta Harwell, Billie Hooks, Mary Glenn and Dolores Davis.
Private ceremony in Denver, Colorado with final burial in Calvary Cemetery in Quincy, Illinois. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association and the American Kidney Fund.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Charlene N. Willis, please visit our flower store.
Guestbook
Visits: 5
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors