Edward George Wills was born on 17. Nov. 1872 at Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky. He married
Susan Bell Mattingly, daughter of
John B. Mattingly and
Rose Emma Silcox, on 8. Jan. 1903 at Mercer County, Kentucky. Edward George Wills died on 14. Aug. 1968 at Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, at age 95.
Obituary: Ed Wills, 95, retired farmer, died at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, at his home on Mackville Road after a long illness. Born November 17, 1872 in Powell co., he was the son of the Rev. John I. Wills and Nancy McKinney Wills. His wife, the former Sudie Bell Mattingly, preceded him in death. He was a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. John Speaks, Mrs. Amanda Kitohkowsy and Mrs. James Ostendorf, all of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Hubert Cloyd, Georgetown, Ohio; and Mrs. Margaret Lovely, Mercer Co; a son John I Wills, Bellbrook, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Brady, Cincinnati; and Mrs. Virginia Watts, Newport; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchlidren. Burial in Berea Christian Church Cemetery. He was buried at Berea Christian Church Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky.