Ted Willis - 1947 Poplar Bluff High School

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Ted Willis - 1947 Poplar Bluff High School

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Ted Willis - 1947 Poplar Bluff High School

The 1947 Poplar Bluff High School yearbook photo of Ted Willis.

Date & Place: 1947 at Poplar Bluff High School 3209 Oak Grove Rd, in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri 63901, United States

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Ted L Willis Nov 21, 1930 - Feb 25, 1993 Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Ted Lee Willis was born on November 21, 1930 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County Missouri to Albert D. Willis (1907-1999) and Helen A Willis (1911-1990). His father, Albert, also known as AD, and mother, Helen, married on November 30, 1928, in Clay Arkansas. Ted had a younger sister named Margaret. During the 1940 Census, Ted was living at 2318 N. Main Street in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with his father Albert, who was 32 years old at the time and who worked at a gravel plant, his mother Helen, who was 28 years old, and his sister Margaret, who was five years old. After graduating from Poplar Bluff High School in 1949, Ted entered the United States Air Force in 1951. He was discharged in 1955 as an A1C (Airman First Class). See his military service details at Ted L Willis: Military Service. Ted spent his entire life living in Poplar Bluff, where he worked as a brick mason. There is no known record of his being married. In "Cop Some Loot," an episode from the American Pickers' fifteenth season, the Willis property was featured. In the bonus footage from "Another Brick in the Wall," Jeff discovered an old brick mill sitting on the eight acres of land and decided to sell some items to Mike and Frank in order to turn his profits into a preservation fund. To see the bonus footage see American Pickers - Ted Willis.

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