On average, there are 280 sunny days per year in Avra Valley, Arizona. The July high is around 104 degrees. The January low is 38. Sperling's comfort index for Avra Valley is a 76 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.
He was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Caroline Mary Cooke Whipple (no dates on stone), is buried with him. His son, Herbert Sydney Whipple (also no dates on the stone), Major, United States Army, is also buried in this site.
In 1826 his two sons, William Day Wills and Henry Overton Wills took over the company and in 1830 the company took the above name. William Day Wills' middle name is from his mother, Anne Day of Bristol. Both WD and HO Wills were non-smokers. 2000 people attended WD Wills' funeral in 1865 at Arnos Vale Cemetery. The East Street factory in Bedminster opened in 1886 with a high tea for the 900 employees in the Cigar Room.