Funeral service to be Thursday for Gloria Willis

Gloria Willis (Photo from Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools)

A funeral service will be on Thursday, Dec. 29, for Gloria Willis.

Willis, 85, a long-time member of the Kansas City, Kan., Board of Education and a former teacher and principal, died Thursday, Dec. 22.

A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Thatcher’s Funeral Home, 1520 N. 5th St., Kansas City, Kan.

Another visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Trinity A.M.E. Church, 2201 N. 5th St., Kansas City, Kan.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Trinity A.M.E. Church, 2201 N. 5th St., Kansas City, Kan.

Burial will take place at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

The family has suggested donations to the “Reasons to Believe Student Scholarship Fund,” in care of the Kansas City, Kan., Schools Foundation for Excellence, 2910 N. 59th St., Kansas City, Kan., 66109.

To see an earlier story, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/long-time-kck-school-board-member-gloria-willis-dies/.