Willis

Driving Directions:Traveling south on US 69 from the post office in Doucette, take the first right at CR 2770. Go 1.4 miles west to locked gate and cow pasture on the right. Cemetery is located about approx. Ft. north of gate and across Turkey Creek. Wood sheds cover the four graves. The cemetery is not a map feature and is located on private property. In order to access the cemetery one must go through a locked gate and cross a cow pasture and creek. There is no signage, and the cemetery does not appear to be maintained. The cemetery is threatened by grazing cattle, which were very close to the cemetery during the survey. A graves house with a shed-roof extension covers the four graves. Three graves are located under the gabled grave house, which has fishscale-pattern shingles on the gabled ends and corrugated metal roof. A fourth, more recent grave is located under the shed-roof addition. The three headstone inscriptions in the gabled grave house read:MamaWillie Ann WillisSept. 22, 1881Oct. 24, 1969At RestPapaWilliam B. WillisJan. 29, 1875Sept. 15, 1949 At RestCarrol Abbott WillisBorn Jan. 24, 1917Died Jan. 17, 1929At RestThe fourth headstone inscription under the shed-roof addition reads:Charles Allen WillisMay 22, 1922Sept 8, 1974

Willis is a cemetery in Doucette, Tyler County. It is one of 105 cemeteries documented in Tyler County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 138 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.8201, -94.4515 near Doucette. The nearest cataloged historic site is Doucette (White) (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Doucette Union Church, Pine Grove, and Doucette (Black).

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7457006203. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.