Obituary for Willis Harrison Ashton
The Ithaca Journal, Jan 10 1968, P. 8
 
"Willis Harrison Ashton, 73, of 814 Dryden Rd. died there today. Jan. 10, 1968, after a long illness. He was a retired draftsman and [sic] Agricultural Engineering Department at Cornell University.
  He was a member of First Baptist Church and Fidelity F. & A.M. Lodge of Ithaca. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Cornelius of Ithaca R.D. and Mrs. Marguerite Griffin of Varna: nieces, nephews, and cousins."