Rose Marie Waldron Willis, 79, of St. Pauls, NC died on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton, NC. She was born on January 9, 1930 in Lake County, MN to George Waldron and Marie Melbo Waldron. She was a housekeeping supervisor for Holiday Inn. Mrs. Willis was an active member of Rozier Baptist Church. She served as a Deaconess, WMU Leader, Adult Sunday School Class Teacher and later became teacher of the Young Children\\chr(39)s Sunday School Class until she became ill in February of 2009.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill Willis; a daughter, Marie Carter; two brothers, Darrell and Ralph Waldron; and a sister, Betty Nelson.

Mrs. Willis is survived by one son, Bobby Willis and his wife, Janet of St. Pauls, NC; two daughters, Julie Cook of the home and Billie Rose Reeves and husband, Keith of St. Pauls, NC; two brothers, Roy Waldron and wife, Dale of Mt. Iron, MN and Delray Waldron of Fairmont, MN; two sisters, Marion Abbott of Two Harbors, MN and Deloris Salakka and husband, George of Knife River, MN; eight grandchildren, Lisa Marie Willis, Matthew Willis, Mark Cook, Amanda Bartley, Ashley Myers, Alexandrea Reeves and Leah and Brad Lamb, and three great-grandchildren, Chloe Rose Carpenter, Payton Marie Willis and Cadence Elizabeth Myers.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Rozier Baptist Church with Reverends Floyd Helms and Merle Martin officiating. Burial will follow in th Gardens of Faith Cemetery in Lumberton.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 25, 2009 from 7:00-9:00 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 E. 5th Street in Lumberton.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Rozier Baptist Church, 8582 Rozier Church Road, Lumberton, NC 28360.