Wayne G. Wills went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 17, 2017.   He had been a Hampton resident since 1957.  Wayne served in the US Coast Guard during WWII and retired from the Newport News Shipyard in 1986 after 25 years.  He was an active member of Monitor Lodge #197 AF & AM and a 32nd degree member of the Scottish Rite.

Wayne was 93 years old and was preceded in death by his loving wife of 53 years, Joan Barber Wills.  Survivors include his daughter, Susan Wills Norman (Johnny) of Carrollton; son, Stephen Wayne Wills (Beverly) of Gloucester; son, Robert Wayne Wills (Connie) of Yorktown; grandchildren Angela Wills Williams (Ronnie), Rachael and Ryan Wells, and great-grandchildren Zane Williams, Dylan Wade, and Brynlee Williams.

A funeral service will be held 11:30 AM Saturday, April 22nd at Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church by Rev. Eric Vaudt.  The family will receive friends beginning at 10 AM.  A reception will be held at the church's social hall after interment at Parklawn Memorial Park.

Memorials may be made to Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church Building Fund, 501 Beach Road, Hampton, VA 23664 or SPCA, 523 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23601.

The family extends sincere appreciation and gratitude to the entire staff of the James River Convalescent Center in Newport News (especially the Jefferson Wing nursing angels and aides) who so lovingly cared for Wayne in the last year of his life.