Ileene Exum Willis, 66, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2015, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mrs. Willis will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, December 4, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mrs. Willis’ grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Born November 18, 1949 in Lanier County, Mrs. Willis was the daughter of the late Jird Eugene Exum and Lessie Tucker Exum. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Martha Christine Exum Sanders. She was retired from children’s daycare work and loved children. She loved her grandkids and her dog, Sally.
Mrs. Willis is survived by her husband, Jerry Willis of Tifton; one daughter, Martha Marie Holt Jobe of Sparks; five grandchildren, Tabatha Michelle Carson, Jason Allen Jobe Jr., Jacob Allen Jobe, Ernest Boyd Jobe and James Tyler Jobe; eight great-grandchildren, Hunter, Taylor, Kadance, Shana, Kylie, Paisley, Blakely, Jamison and one expected in April 2016.