Willis Speed Kastorff

Willis Speed Kastorff, born February 2, 1933 in Calhoun County, Mississippi. He is preceded in death by his first wife Elizabeth Parnell Kastorff, father Terrell Maxwell Kastorff, mother Carrie Elizabeth House Kastorff, brother Charles House Kastorff, and grandson Kevin Madison Whitaker. He is survived by his second wife Roberta Ann Hill Kastorff, daughters Nina Karen Emerson, Tracy Lynn Dobbins, Laura Beth Johnston, and Rebecca Leah Fountain, brothers Kenton Maxwell Kastorff and Terry Allen Kastorff, six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

At age 65, he was baptized into Christ Jesus and saved by the grace of God. He worshiped and served his God at the Madison Church of Christ. He served his country in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War. He served his community as a cofounder of the Bobo Volunteer Fire Department; president of the Madison County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments and as the first Madison County Fire Marshal. He retired from Boeing on March 1, 1995 where he had worked on the Saturn V launch vehicle, Lunar Rover Vehicle and Space Station Freedom.

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