Willa Washington
Willa Washington was born on Tuesday, May 20, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late William Bobbitt and Pearl (Beasley) Bobbitt. She was one of five children, her older brother, Hugh Bobbitt, Sr., sister, Marcella (Bobbitt) Taylor, and Baby Pearl preceded her in death.
Willa grew up in North Webster Groves, was educated in the Webster Groves School District and attended Douglass, which was one of the few all black schools in the area. She was a high achieving student there and a proud...
Willa Washington was born on Tuesday, May 20, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late William Bobbitt and Pearl (Beasley) Bobbitt. She was one of five children, her older brother, Hugh Bobbitt,...