The Superior Express -

Willard Dale Atwill, Stockton, Kansas, died on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, at the age of 91. He was born on April 6, 1932, the youngest of 11 children, to Arthur James and Nellie May (Carpenter) Atwill in Lebanon, Kansas. He married Jean Silsby on July 30, 1951. They were blessed with eight children, two boys and six girls: Arthur, Susan, Terry, Nancy, Tammy, Gail, Lori and Richard. They enjoyed many wonderful years before Jean's death in 2000.

Willard grew up in Lebanon and graduated from Lebanon High School in 1950. Willard and Jean lived in Lincoln, Ne...