Willard Layfayette Mahurin Jr, 78, Willard, MO. passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at Mercy Hospital. He was born on October 23, 1943, in Newton county, MO, one of thirteen children, to Willard L. and Sarah A. (Crawford) Mahurin A retired self-employed Auto Mechanic, Willard was a member of Harold Baptist Church, near Walnut Grove, MO. He loved spending time with his wife and family. Willard loved restoring old cars. At the time of his death, he was working on a 1955 Ford Pickup. He also collected Coca-Cola memorabilia, and Die Cast Cars.
Willard was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters: Evelyn and Juanita and one brother, Roger. He is survived by his wife Sharon, two daughters: Regina Traylor and her husband, Elmer, and Tanya Wickersham and her husband, Curtis, and a step-daughter: Julie Carder and her husband, James, eight grandchildren: Bryan, Courtney, Brittany, Stephanie, Deryck, Morgan, Noah, and Ryder, seven great-grandchildren, two brothers: Kenneth and Larry Mahurin, seven sisters: Erma, Wilma, Jane, Pearl, Sue, Patricia, and Marilyn, along with many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2022, at Harold Baptist Church, with burial to follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, at Walnut Grove. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. In lieu of flowers, the family asks memorial donations go to Harold Baptist Church.