{"id":1640,"date":"2018-12-08T15:17:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T20:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2018-12-08T15:17:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T20:17:34","slug":"obituary-notice-willis-p-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/?p=1640","title":{"rendered":"Obituary Notice &#8211; Willis P. Small"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SmallW1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1641\" alt=\"SmallW1\" src=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SmallW1-294x300.jpg\" width=\"102\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SmallW1-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SmallW1.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SmallW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1642\" alt=\"SmallW\" src=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SmallW-300x284.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SmallW-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SmallW.jpg 761w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/a>IRVING:\u00a0 Willis P. Small, 91, of Rts 5 &amp; 20 Irving, died Friday, December 7th, 2018 at Brooks Memorial Hospital, Dunkirk, following a short illness.\u00a0 He was born in the Town of Hanover on October 13, 1927, the son of the late Willis J. and Sara (Kinney) Small.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Small served in the U.S. Army during WW II.\u00a0 He worked as a Welder Repair for the Ford Stamping Plant, Woodlawn, for 40 years and also owned &amp; operated his own welding business.\u00a0 Mr. Small enjoyed snowmobiling, traveling in a motorhome, riding his Harley Davidson, went to Ireland and loved his dogs &#8220;Max&#8221; &amp; Noble&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors include three daughters, Paulette Barreca, of Sheridan; Patricia (Bob Wilcox) Small, of Titusville, FL; and Kathleen Small, of Bradford, MA.\u00a0 Also surviving are two grandchildren Nicole Barreca &amp; Jason (Jamie) Barreca, two great grandchildren Jacob &amp; Sophia and several nieces &amp; nephews.\u00a0 Besides his parents he was predeceased by his wife Olive R. (McClenathan) Small whom he married on October 16, 1948 in Irving and who died February 11, 2017, three brothers John, David &amp; Robert Small and a sister &#8220;Betty&#8221; Raczka.<\/p>\n<p>Services are private and at the convenience of family.\u00a0 Interment will be at the convenience of the family in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, Town of Hanover.<\/p>\n<p>The family suggests memorials may be made to Sunset Bay Fire Dept., 12798 Allegany Road, Sunset Bay Irving, NY 14081.\u00a0 Arrangements are by Riles &amp; Woolley Funeral Home, Forestville.\u00a0 To post condolences go to www.rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Usflag.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1218\" alt=\"usflag\" src=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Usflag.gif\" width=\"102\" height=\"76\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Army.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-941\" alt=\"Army\" src=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Army.jpg\" width=\"89\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRVING:\u00a0 Willis P. 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