People
Photos
Purpose
Advertisement
Advertisement
  2. People
  3. Surname Directory
  4. H
  5. Honold - Horazdousky
  6. Hoodye
  7. Willis Hoodye
A photo of Willis Hoodye
Add photo

Willis Hoodye 1922 - 1987

Willis Hoodye of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California was born on October 7, 1922 in Texas United States, and died at age 64 years old on August 8, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA.

Willis Hoodye
Name
Update name details
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 90804
Last residence
Update residence details
October 7, 1922
Texas, United States
Birth
Update birth details
August 8, 1987
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Death
Update death details
Male
Looking for someone else
Updated: November 7, 2023
Biography ID: 66926838 What's this
Willis Hoodye Willis Hoodye (1922 - 1987)
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
This page exists for YOU
and everyone who remembers Willis.
Share what you know,
even ask what you wish you knew.
Invite others to do the same,
but don't worry if you can't...
Someone, somewhere will find this page,
and we'll notify you when they do.

Willis Hoodye's History: 1922 - 1987

Uncover new discoveries and connections today by sharing about people & moments from yesterday.
- Discover how AncientFaces works.
  • 10/7
    1922

    Birthday

    October 7, 1922
    Birthdate
    Texas United States
    Birthplace
    ADVERTISEMENT BY

  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Willis Hoodye was born on either October 20, 1922 or October 7, 1922 in Texas to parents Mike Hoodye and Bessie Watts Hoodye. He was Black. His mother Bessie was born around 1895 in Texas and grew up in Caldwell, Texas, USA and Gonzales County, Texas, USA. She later lived in Bastrop, Texas, USA with her husband. She passed away in 1925 in Los Angeles. His father Mike was born around 1893 in Texas and grew up in Bastrop, Texas. He later resided in Caldwell, Texas, USA and worked as a farmer. He passed away on June 23, 1986 in San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA.

  • Early Life & Education

    He completed at least three years of high school. Willis had siblings (half and full) including Herman Hoodye (1919-), Alfae Hoodye (1921-2006), Bernice Hoodye (1925-), Annette Bertha Hoodye (1917-2002), Lela Marie Hoodye (1943-2001), Mary Louise Hoodye (1954-), Morris Hoodye, Andrew Hoodye, and Chester Hoodye.

  • Military Service

    Willis Hoodye enlisted on July 30, 1942 in San Antonio Texas as a private with Military serial#: 18154616. He served in the US Army from July 30, 1942 until his discharge on January 29, 1946.

  • Professional Career

    He worked in construction.

  • Personal Life & Family

    On May 9, 1944 he married Bernice Smith (1924–2007) in Travis, Texas, USA.
  • 08/8
    1987

    Death

    August 8, 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
    Death location
    ADVERTISEMENT BY
  • share
    Memories
    below
Advertisement
Advertisement

Add Memories, Stories & Photos about Willis

- See how biographies work.
Be the 1st to share and we'll let you know when others do the same.
Did you know?
In 1922, in the year that Willis Hoodye was born, from October 22nd - 29th, 3,000 men of Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party marched on Rome. (Mussolini waited in Milan, he did not participate in the March.) The day after the March Mussolini went to Rome and the King of Italy handed over power to Mussolini, in part because he was supported by the military, the business class, and the right-wing factions of Italy.
Did you know?
In 1932, at the age of just 10 years old, Willis was alive when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement

Willis Hoodye's Family Tree & Friends

Willis Hoodye's Family Tree

Parent
Parent
Willis Hoodye Oct 7, 1922 - Aug 8, 1987
Partner
Child
Sibling
Advertisement
Advertisement
Friendships

Willis' Friends

Friends of Willis Friends can be as close as family. Add Willis' family friends, and his friends from childhood through adulthood.
Advertisement
Advertisement
1 Follower & Sources
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement
Other Biographies

Other Hoodye Family Biographies

Hoodye, Maria (Apr 23, 1922 - Apr 18, 2006) Hoodye, Mack (Feb 20, 1903 - Mar 1981) Hoodye, Myrtle (Mar 2, 1934 - Jan 8, 2009) Hoodye, Ida (Oct 17, 1955 - Sep 1982) Hoodye, Bruce (Feb 20, 1953 - Oct 2, 2006) Hoodye, Louis (Oct 25, 1925 - Mar 10, 2011) Hoodye, Clarence (Apr 29, 1921 - Sep 9, 1999) Hoodye, Louis (May 18, 1897 - Jul 15, 1968) Hoodye, Allen (Sep 12, 1924 - Jan 1967) Hoodye, Herman (Sep 19, 1918 - Oct 1969)
Hoodye, James (Jan 22, 1932 - Sep 19, 2004) Hoodye, Samuel (Oct 10, 1923 - Sep 25, 2006) Hoodye, Johnny (Sep 5, 1958 - Jan 19, 2009) Hoodye, Beatrice (Sep 3, 1916 - Jan 31, 2002) Hoodye, Alice (Dec 24, 1934 - Aug 5, 2005) Hoodye, Mike (Nov 22, 1891 - Jun 1986) Hoodye, Dwight (Apr 13, 1964 - Nov 13, 2003) Hoodye, Michael (Apr 26, 1963 - May 1, 2005) Hoodye, Zora (Apr 22, 1912 - Apr 18, 2011) Ahmed, Danita (Born 1958)
Advertisement
Advertisement
Show more
  2. People
  3. Surname Directory
  4. H
  5. Honold - Horazdousky
  6. Hoodye
  7. Willis Hoodye
Back to Top
Advertisement
Advertisement