Ronald “Butterball” Willis

April 19, 1954 – September 30, 2007

Ronald “Butterball” Willis, age 53, of Picayune died

Sunday, September 30, 2007 at Highland Community Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Friday, October 5th at 3:00 PM

at the Picayune Funeral Home Chapel,

with Rev. David Meeks officiating at the service.

Burial will follow in Thigpen Cemetery,

under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home.

Visitation will be Friday, October 5th at Picayune Funeral Home,

from 2:00 PM until time of service .

Ronald, a lifetime resident of Picayune, was a self-employed truck driver

and a member of World Outreach Ministries.

He is survived by

his wife, Brenda Willis of Picayune;

three sons, James Stickler,

Juan Flores and

Ronald W. Willis, all of Picayune;

one daughter, Brittany Willis of Picayune;

his mother, Ruby Nell Willis of Seminary, MS;

one brother, Robert Willis of Amite, LA; and

five grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by

his father, Leo Willis and

sister, Ellen Butler.