hmtl5 Willis Presley “Sonny” Cassity b. 13 Apr 1946 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa d. 16 Jul 2014 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
Willis Presley “Sonny” Cassity

Willis Presley “Sonny” Cassity

Male 1946 - 2014  (68 years)

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  • Name Willis Presley “Sonny” Cassity 
    Born 13 Apr 1946  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Jul 2014  Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5331  Hedges
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father Willis Presley Cassity,   b. 9 Jul 1894, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1973, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Verna Lovelle Sanders,   b. 18 Apr 1905, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1980  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1933  Unionville, Putman County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Apr 1946 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jul 2014 - Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Cassity, Willis P Sonny and Ellena Kay
    Cassity, Willis P Sonny and Ellena Kay

  • Notes 
    • Willis Presley "Sonny" Cassity Jr. 68 years old, of Milan, Missouri passed away Wednesday, July 16 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri.
      Sonny was born April 13, 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa to Willis Presley and Verna Lavelle (Sanders) Cassity. On February 6, 1970 in Milan, Missouri he married Ellena K. (Hollon) Cassity, she survives. Also surviving: one daughter, Starla Milner and husband Paul of Milan; one son Tony James Cassity of Milan; 3 grandchildren, Logan and Tiffany Lee and Amanda Cassity; 1 great grandchild, Lindsey Clark; 1 sister Phyllis Bunch of Moline, Illinois, 1 half sister Zella Neely of Milan; 2 sister-in-laws, Mary Lou Cassity and Carol Cassity; and several nieces and nephews.
      Sonny was preceded in death by: his parents, 3 brothers Donnie Cassity, David Cassity, and Bud Cassity; 3 half brothers, Earl Cassity, Lawrence Cassity, and Frances Cassity; and 2 half sisters, Mary Lou Clark and Willie Wyant.
      Sonny has lived in Sullivan County for most of his life, and graduated fron Milan High School in 1964. He worked at ConAgra in Milan for 27 years, and was a rural mail carrier for 20 years, before retiring in 2012. He was a member of the Milan First Baptist Church and a member of the American Legion Post #228. He was an avid Horse lover, and enjoyed fishing and hunting. After retirement he worked with leather, making everything from saddles to belts.
      Memorial contributions are suggested to go to the Milan First Baptist or the Purdin Cemetery.
      Funeral Services were held July 19, 2014 at the Schoene-Ruschmeier Funeral Home in Milan, Missouri. Officiating Jarred Sayre. Pallbearers: Brian Cassity, Caleb Skinner, Allen Cassity, Shawn Wilson, Eric Hollon and Nick Wilson.
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S43] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.