A memorial service for Willard Richard "Mickey" Whitis, 67 of Carthage will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2014 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Tuck Kemper officiating. Mr. Whitis passed away July 25, 2014 in Carthage. Mickey Whitis was born July 23, 1947 in Marshall to Franklin R. (Cotton) Whitis and Lavonia Stegall Whitis. He graduated from Marshall High School and later attended Panola College. Mickey retired from Las Vegas where he worked for several casinos. He was an avid fisherman. Surviving Mickey are daughters, Kelley Whitis, Amanda Whitis, and Summer Harlow Whitis of Los Angeles, CA; sister, Diane Whitis Reed of Austin; brother, James Ronald (Ronnie) Whitis of Manassas, VA, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Franklin R. (Frankie) Whitis, Jr. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made at https://giveforward.com/fundraiser/xd75-mickey-whitis-memorial-fund.