Willard Newton GRABILL ²

  General Notes:

INFO FROM VIRGINIA MAJEWSKI: Willard graduated from law school in Kansas City, MO. Worked for the Apple Commission in Yakima, Washington; worked for Radio Free Europe and war efforts; and worked for the Federal Government in Seattle and San Francisco. Retired in 1972.

1930 MO CENSUS, Jackson Co, Kansas City:
Willard N. Grabill, owned home $5000, 27, married age 19, b. AR, parents b. MO, office manager;
wife Audrey E., 26, married age 18, b. MO, parents b. MO;
dau. Audrey S., 7, b. MO, father b. AR, mother b. MO;
dau Lois V., 3 10/12, b. MO, parents b. MO
(NOTE: was MO accidentally written instead of AR for birthplace of Lois' father?)

1940 WA CENSUS, Yakima Co, Yakima city:
Willard N. Grabill, 37, C-4, b. AR, 1935: Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO, branch manager, newspaper;
Audrey E., wife, 36, H-4, b. MO, 1935: Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO;
Audrey S., dau, 17, H-4, b. MO, 1935: Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO, packer, fruit house;
Lois, dau, 13, attended school, H-1, b. MO, 1935: Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO;
Nancy J., dau, 7, attended school, 6th, b. MO, 1935: Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO.

WWII DRAFT CARDS YOUNG MEN, 1940-1947:
Name: Willard Newton Grabill
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 39
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1902
Birth Place: Gentry, Arkansas
Residence Place: Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA
Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Washington, USA
Employer: Washington State Apple Commission
Weight:1 55
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Next of Kin: Audrey E Grabill

1950 WA CENSUS, Yakima Co:
Willard N. Grabill, 49, b. AR, grocer, grocery store;
Audrey E., wife, 46, b. MO, clerk, Miller's Dept. Store;
Nancy J., dau, 17, b. MO;
Willard N., son, 9, b. WA.

SSDI: Willard Grabill, b. Aug. 30, 1902; d. Mar. 1981; issued MO; last residence: Ephrata, Grant Co, WA.

WA DEATH INDEX, 1940-1996: Willard N. Grabill, d. Mar. 29, 1981 in Moses Lake; 78; b.~1903; resided Ephrata.

FUNERAL CARD: In Memory of Willard Newt Grabill - August 30, 1902 - March 29, 1981 - Memorial Funeral Services, Ephrata Elks Lodge No. 1816, Ephrata, Washington, April 1, 1981 - 2:00 PM

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Willard Newton Grabill Sr
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1902
Birth Place: Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
Death Date: 29 Mar 1981
Death Place: Ephrata, Grant County, Washington, United States of America
Cemetery: Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home
Burial or Cremation Place: Seattle, King County, Washington, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Isaac Newton Grabill
Mother: Sarah L. K. Grabill
Spouse: Audrey Edna Grabill
Children:
Lois Virginia Day
Audrey Shirley Perkins
Willard Newton Grabill
Nancy Jane Dinan

Willard married Audrey Edna SWINGLE on 25 Feb 1922 in Olathe, KS.¹ (Audrey Edna SWINGLE was born on 21 Jan 1904 in Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO,⁶ died on 28 Feb 1979 in Ephrata, Grant Co, WA ⁴ and was buried in Acacia Memorial Park, Seattle, King Co, WA ⁵.)