Audrey S. Willis

October 7, 1925 - May 3, 2018

Audrey Slade Willis (Age 92) passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on May 3, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s and Heart disease. She was a member of the Leesburg Church of the Nazarene and a longtime resident of Sterling, Virginia. She was born on October 7, 1925 in Thomasville, North Carolina along with her twin brother, Aubrey Slade (deceased). She was a loving Christian mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend who always selflessly put others before herself. She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul H. Willis and her parents, Edgar and Mary Slade; Sister, Mary; Brother, Ogburn; and Sister; Callie. She is survived by four children; son and daughter-in-law – Tom and Carolyn Willis of Morganton, North Carolina; son and daughter in law – Danny and Diane Willis of Nashville, Tennessee; daughter and son-in-law – Rebecca and Michael Geasley of Sterling, Virginia; son and daughter-in-law – Philip and Maria Willis of Sterling,Virginia and son/nephew – Bobby Slade. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren (Paul, Ryan, Laura, Aron, Adam, Michael, Cara, Molly, Manny, Jordan, Grant and Blake) and 12 great grandchildren along with a host of nieces, nephews and friends. The family will receive guests on Monday, May 7 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Leesburg Funeral Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 8 at 11:00 am at the Leesburg Church of the Nazarene in Leesburg, Virginia followed by a graveside burial at Sterling Cemetery in Sterling, Virginia