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.
William Willis of Pittsylvania County, Virginia was born in Pittsylvania County and died in Henry County, Kentucky. A branch of the family moved to Missouri about the time it reached statehood, where a Willis cemetery is located in the town of New Hartford, Pike County. A son of William was Joel W. Willis.