Cindy Wills Marcrum

GET ALONG HOME CINDY... "I see my life and all the places I have lived as a colorful patchwork quilt." - Cindy Wills Marcrum (1/15/1955-9/12/2011) Biography Surrounded by family and prayers, Cindy Wills Marcrum passed away on Monday, September 12 at 11:23pm. Cindy was born in Sacramento, CA on January 15, 1955. She was the youngest child of Bob and Betty Wills, mother of sons Austin and Aaron, and wife of Herschel (Rick) Marcrum. Bob Wills (1905-1975) was the creative force behind the American music form known as Western Swing and, artist, Cindy Wills, was his daughter. She was born with the marvelous talents of an artist and produced beautiful works throughout her life. In 1999, her father was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Cindy traveled to New York City to accept the award. She served on the board of directors of the Bob Wills Heritage Foundation, Inc.and was dedicated to preserving her family's legacy. "I see my life and all the places I have lived as a colorful patchwork quilt," she would say, "And whether I am creating portrait, landscape or modern paintings; hand-hooked wool rugs; stamp designs, or collages, my inspiration has always ultimately reflected at least a thread of that patchwork." In her lifetime Cindy lived in nine states including Alaska (where she studied art at the University of Alaska Fairbanks), Florida and Texas. Over the last ten years, she lived with her husband, Rick, and little dog, Rita, in the West Texas town of Turkey, having returned to the place her father called home in the early part of the 20th century. Not surprisingly, the environment that helped shape his unique style of music cast its spell on her unique style of art. Cindy is survived by her sons Austin and Aaron James, husband Herschel (Rick) Marcrum, sisters Carolyn Wills and Diane Wills Malone, brother James Robert Wills, and many, many loving nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, her devoted dog, Rita, childhood friends and friends from the worlds of art and music. She is dearly missed. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made in Cindy's name to The Bob Wills Heritage Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 1945, Burleson, Texas 76097.