Oscar A. Willoughby Obit

Danville Commercial News 2/19/1974

Oscar Willoughby

Oscar A. Willoughby, 73, of 29 Oregon, died at 8:30 a.m. today (Feb. 19, 1974) at St. Elizabeth Hospital, where he had been a patient since Sunday.
He was born July 22, 1900 in Vermilion County, the son of James and Margaret Jones Willoughby. He married Lois Elllen Hamand on Sept. 30, 1923 in Oakwood. She survives.
Other survivors include one sister, Mrs. Cleo Irvin of Oakwood, and several nieces and nephew. He was preceded in death by a son and one brother.
He attended Diamond School. He was employed at Western Brick Co., and later was a truck driver. He was last employed by Ecoff Truck Lines, Inc. in Danville. He was a member of the Teamsters Union, and his hobby was working on small engines.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pape Memorial Home. The Rev. Don Goodwin will officiate, and burial will be in Atherton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.