Celebrating the life of
Marcia Kelley Wills
November 09, 1933 - May 11, 2026
Marcia passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026. She was 92 years old.
Marcia was born and raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and she graduated from Cranbrook - Kingswood School for girls. While she was in high school she became a state ranked tennis player, a classical pianist and she played field hockey. She then graduated from Cornell University where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Following Cornell she spent several months traveling in Europe and Japan and in 1962 joined IBM in Detroit as a Systems Engineer designing and installing computer systems for clients. It was at IBM that she met Larry and they were married in 1965 and were together for 62 very happy years. While living in Birmingham, MI she had two children, Anne and John. The family moved to Wilton, CT in 1970 and lived there for 30 years. She was very involved in the community and served as treasurer several organizations and she took up golf and served as Chairman of both the Rules and Handicap committees of their club. She became interested in tax law and she took several courses. Eventually she joined H & R Block. She worked part time during the tax season for 25 years. Her skills earned her the status of Enrolled Agent with the IRS.
She and Larry found The Landings 1982 and purchased a condo and visited several times a year. In 1998 they built a home and moved here full time. She was involved and served as treasurer for The Savannah Friends of Music and for The 100. She also became an avid duplicate bridge player. They moved to The Marshes in 2024. She was a member of The Landings Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband and two children, Anne Silva (Dan) of Sudbury, MA and John (Glen) of Atlanta and Savannah. She also has 3 grandchildren: twin girls, Emma and Olivia, both of Cambridge, MA, and Ryan, a graduating senior at Virginia Tech University.
Marcia was a very intelligent person, somewhat shy, very positive, very loving, with a great smile. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother.
A service will be held at a later date.
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200

