Rev. Joe C. Wills, Founder
Val F. Wills (Daughter)
Wills’ Funeral Service, Inc. was established in July 1993 by Rev. Joe C. Wills, a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Together with his daughter Val F. Wills has created a family business with a second generation. From humble beginnings, Wills’ Funeral Service first located on Lurleen Wallace Blvd. in Northport, Al. serving the Greater West Central Alabama area. This facility was only a 3,000 square ft. building and soon became to small to support the growing business.
After 10 years of steady growth, Wills’ Funeral Service moved to its present location at 701 Martin Luther King Jr.Blvd. Northport, Al. in a 24,000 sq/ft, ultra-modern facility, that includes a 500 seating capacity Chapel, 4 viewing parlors with 50 seating capacity each, family lounge, conference rooms, and lighted parking.
1993 – 2004
2004 – Present
Our Mission Statement
It is the mission of Wills’ Funeral Service, Inc. to guide and serve all families and individuals in a professional, timely and caring manner. Our first priority is to provide the very best in caring, compassionate and quality service to every family we are entrusted to serve. Our ultimate goal is to become the leading Death Care provider, by raising the standards with the highest level of reverence, professionalism, and quality of service with value at a reasonable cost to every family without respect to race or economic status. To provide to our employees the best suitable working environment that will enhance and develop their skills and knowledge to equal the standards of the company’s achieved image and integrity to the families we serve. To always remember that service is our greatest product and employees our greatest assets. To always remember God our creator as the rewarder of our success and the provider of the privileged abilities and opportunity to serve humanity.