Obituary for George H. Willis
The Ithaca Journal, Dec 10 1974, P. 5, Col. 1

"George H. Willis, 63, of 1244 Ellis Hollow Rd. died Monday, Dec. 9, 1974, while visiting his daughter in Harmony, Pa.
  He had been an experimentalist in small grains at Cornell University for 39 years, retiring in April 1971.
  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrle Scott Willis; a son, George S. Willis of Syracuse; three daughters. Mrs. Fay Davis of Hamburg, Mrs. Nida Brown of Harmony, and Mrs. L. Kristine Moore of Warminster, Pa.; 16 grandchildren; two brothers, Wayne Willis of Cooperstown and Frank Willis of Rochester; two sisters. Mrs. Esther Flight of Crooked Creek, Pa. and Mrs. Violet Fries of Avon.
  Memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family."