To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.
Thank you for visiting the Texas Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Texas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.
Submitted: 9/26/21 • Approved: 9/27/21 • Last Updated: 9/30/21 • R459110-G0-S3
US Air Force
World War II
1920-1986
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
W.R. "Mike" Willerton, 65, of 1312 Potter, Borger died Sunday in his home.
A retired Electrical Supervisor at Phillips, he was a native of Beggs, Okla. and a Borger resident since December of 1946.
He was an Air Force veteran of WW II and a charter member of Faith Covenant, Boots and Calico Square Dance Club, Motivators Square Dance Club of Amarillo, Square plus Square Dance Club of Amarillo, a former long-time member of Civil Air Patrol of Borger, a graduate of Three Sands, Okla., Northern Okla. Junior College, and Coyne Electrical School of Chicago, Ill. He was involved in church, lodge and civic affairs.
He is survived by his wife, Josephine of the home; three sons, Chris Willerton of Abilene, Keith Willerton of Cleburne, Texas, and Donald Willerton of Los Alamos, N.M.; three brothers, Calvin Willerton of Tonkawa, Okla., Roy Willerton of Pampa, Kenneth Willerton of Stillwater, Okla.; five sisters, Norma Ruth Wilkins of Ada, Okla., Juanita Sledge of Graham, Texas, Phyllis Ricketts of Collinsville, Ill., Margaret Tautfest of Red Rock, Okla. and Velda Miller of Mineral Wells, Texas; and seven grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, at Highland Park with Rev. Ken Sheppard, Pastor, Faith Covenant Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton/Chatwell Funeral Home.
(Published in Borger News Herald - July 21, 1986)
Contributed on 9/26/21
Suggest a Correction
Record #: 459110