A Celebration of the Blessed Life of Mrs. Viola Nixon Willis will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 880 W. O. Ezell Blvd., Spartanburg, SC. The Reverend Andy Waters and The Reverend Robert Brozina will officiate. Entombment will be in the Heritage Memorial Gardens, 3901 S. Church St., Roebuck, SC. Mrs. Willis will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in honor of Viola N. Willis to the Children's Programs at the YMCA of Spartanburg, 151 Ribault St., Spartanburg, SC 29302 or The Covenant Presbyterian Memorial Garden, 880 W. O. Ezell Blvd., Spartanburg, SC 29301. J. W. Woodward Funeral Home