Graveside services for Prentiss Newton Willis, Jr., age 82, of Ruston, LA will be held at 4:00 PM on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Rev. Juliette Spencer will officiate.Mr. Willis was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and of the Gideon. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rachel McGowen Willis; his parents, Prentiss Newton Willis, Sr. and Elna Kavanaugh Willis; siblings: Elna Jean Pennington and Martha Lillian Till; and nephew, Jason Willis. Prentiss is survived by his brother, Howard Willis of Winston Salem, NC; aunt, Linda Kavanaugh Rolf of Ruston, LA; nephews: Keith Young of Monroe, LA, Jim Pennington of Houston, TX, John Pennington of Shreveport, LA, Dr. Jeff Till of Shreveport, LA, and Shubert Willis of Midland, TX; nieces: Jill Pennington of Las Vegas, NV, and Jennifer Strietzer of Los Angeles, CA; and numerous cousins and friends.Memorials may be made to Shriners Children Hospital and the Med Camps of LA.Online condolences may be made to the family @ www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.