Funeral service for Donald Wayne Willis, 70, Lake Kiowa, Texas will be at 10:30 am Friday in the Becker Funeral Home Chapel, Snyder with Linda Seal, Lake Kiowa, TX officiating. Don passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, following a long battle with diabetes and heart problems. Burial will be in the Mountain Park Cemetery, Mountain Park, Oklahoma, under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Snyder. The family will greet friends Thursday evening from 6pm until 7pm at the funeral home. Don was born September 7, 1941 in Hobart, Oklahoma, the second son of Bennie LeRoy and Verla (Woodward) Willis. He graduated from Mountain Park High School in 1959. He attended Cameron Junior College in Lawton, Oklahoma, and then began his life-long career as a coin dealer with Jack McClung Coins. On April 9, 1965 he married Phyllis (Smith) Willis and moved to Wichita Falls, TX as co-owner of the Wichita Falls Coin Exchange. Four months later, a car crash outside of Houston permanently impaired Don's long term health. In 1967, Don moved to Marlow, Oklahoma and opened Don Willis Rare Coin Company, traveling a five state area buying and selling gold and rare date coins. In 1974, Don moved to Dallas, TX and began a 26 year career with Mike Follett Rare Coins, traveling almost every weekend to cities throughout the United States. His terrific memory power provided him unique advantages in evaluating and appraising large collections and estates. He became one of the leading experts in the coin industry, and long time life member in the P.N.G., T.N.A. and A.N.A. Along with his cousin, Hunt, he always enjoyed collecting anything and everything- marbles, rattlesnake rattles, arrowheads, antiques, coins, tokens, sterling silver, stamps, etc. Don will be missed by loving wife Phyllis, daughter Audra Dawn Willis, son and daughter-in-law Chance Wayne Willis and Rachel, the light of his life and only grandchild, Bennie Val Willis, brothers, Jimmie and Jackie Willis, and sister Bennie Lee McDaniel. He loved his family of cousins, many nieces and nephews and all the great friends he has made in business and at Lake Kiowa. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, and a special sister Kathy Jane. To know Don was to love him. He was a great father, a wonderful provider, and a true friend. He will long be loved and remembered.