Willis Fannin, age 89, of Denton, Ky., died Sunday evening at Kings Daughters Medical Center, following a sudden illness.
Mr. Fannin was born July 4th, 1913, at Norton Branch in Carter County, Ky., a son of the late Foster and Ossie Ola Floyd Fannin.
He was a Coal Miner with Carbon Fuel in West Virginia, a member of United Mine Workers Local #7626 and was a member of the Hitchins Freewill Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Ina Belle Fannin in 1995; a grandchild, Kelsey DeHart; 2 brothers, Clifford Fannin and Charley Fannin; 2 sisters, Sadie Marshall and Nola Wilburn.
His survivors include:
1 son:
Thomas Fannin Denton, KY
3 daughters:
Nettie Workman and husband Ronnie Denton, KY
Garnet Henry Brownsville, IN
Ruth Waugh and husband Leonard Galena, OH
2 brothers:
Ed Fannin and wife Mildred Rush, KY
Graden Fannin Ashland, KY
1 sister:
Maxine Sergent and husband Claude Cleveland, OH
9 grandchildren
10 great-grandchildren
and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00pm at the Malone Funeral Home with Keith Hill, minister. Burial will be in the Fannin Family Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday evening from 6-9 at the funeral home. Condolences can be made at www.timeformemory.com/malone.
