Wills, Edwin S., 1955 - Harrison Co OBIT EDWIN S. WILLS Funeral services for Edwin S. Wills, 74, proprietor of Wills Artcraft Shop on Falmouth Pike, were held Tuesday afternoon at Smith-Rees Funeral Home conducted by Rev. P. E. Claybrook. Burial was in Battle Grove Cemetery. Pall bearers selected were J. V. Lawrence, J. W. Switzer Sr., David R. Rees, C. C. Hall, William E. Boswell and Eureka Whiteker. Mr. Wills died at 4:40 P.M. Sunday, Feb. 20, 1955, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, following a short illness. He fell at his home early Friday morning, sustaining a broken hip. Prior to opening his shop on U. S. Highway 27 at his residence, just north of Cynthiana, Mr. Wills operated a wood-working shop on North Main St. Prior to that he was proprietor of the Edwin S. Wills variety store on Walnut St. At the location now occupied by the J. J. Newberry Co. A native of Harrison County, Mr. Wills was born May 7, 1880, a son of the late Richard and Joella Howard Wills. He was a member of the Cynthina Baptist Church. __________________________________________________________ THE LOG CABIN, CYNTHIANA, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1955 VOL. LX NO.8 Transcribed by: Edie Suttle Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997