William "Bill" Garner, 97, of Flower Mound, TX, died September 17, 2018 in Rambling Oaks Home, Flower Mound. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at the Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline, IL. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Thursday, at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Anyone wishing to attend should be at the funeral home by 9:30 am. Bill was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 5, 1921, to Howard Alva and Eva Belle Garner. Bill grew up in Rural Hanna Indiana where his father was a country doctor and mother a homemaker. After graduation from Hanna High School Bill attended the University of Indiana. He left school in his second year to enlist in the Army Air Force to serve his country in World War II. He was assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) and was stationed in Grafton Underwood, England where he was credited with 29 missions as a radio operator/gunner/marksman on a B-17. Like many returning service men he took advantage of the GI bill and attended Indiana University earning a degree in business. Graduation took him to South Bend Indiana where he began a career in insurance at Travelers. The noteworthy event which took place at Travelers was he met his future wife Henrietta "Hank" Ewald. They were married in 1951, and recently celebrated their 67th anniversary. Shortly after they were married they were transferred to St Louis. During this time, they had a son Paul and daughter Jane. In 1961 they were transferred again to the Kansas City Metro area where they would live for the next 46 years raising their family. Bill would retire from Travelers but remained active in the insurance arena first having ownership in an insurance agency then later working for PFC (Premium Financing Corporation). In 2007 Hank and Bill relocated to Flower Mound, TX to escape the winters in Kansas City and to be closer to family. They joined the Flower Mound Senior Center shortly after their move. Many new friends were made and Bill greatly enjoyed the camaraderie he found there. Bill is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife Hank, their son Paul Howard Garner and his wife Karen, and their daughter, Jane Ann Wood and her husband Rick. Bill is also survived by eight grandchildren, Andy, Matt (Sara), Stephanie and Lindsey Garner, Katie (Chris) Drew, Becca (Todd) Belote, Bryan (Kate) Wood and Pat Wood. His four great grandchildren, Ella and Jack Drew, Nathan Wood and Hudson Belote. Out of respect to Bill's time spent serving his country during World War II the family has designated Disabled American Veterans (DAV) for memorial contributions. https://www.dav.org/methods-to-donate/

William "Bill" Garner, 97, of Flower Mound, TX, died September 17, 2018 in Rambling Oaks Home, Flower Mound. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at the Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline, IL. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Thursday, at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Anyone wishing to attend should be at the funeral home by 9:30 am. Bill was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 5, 1921, to Howard Alva and Eva Belle Garner. Bill grew up in Rural Hanna Indiana where his father was a country doctor and mother a homemaker. After graduation from Hanna High School Bill attended the University of Indiana. He left school in his second year to enlist in the Army Air Force to serve his country in World War II. He was assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) and was stationed in Grafton Underwood, England where he was credited with 29 missions as a radio operator/gunner/marksman on a B-17. Like many returning service men he took advantage of the GI bill and attended Indiana University earning a degree in business. Graduation took him to South Bend Indiana where he began a career in insurance at Travelers. The noteworthy event which took place at Travelers was he met his future wife Henrietta "Hank" Ewald. They were married in 1951, and recently celebrated their 67th anniversary. Shortly after they were married they were transferred to St Louis. During this time, they had a son Paul and daughter Jane. In 1961 they were transferred again to the Kansas City Metro area where they would live for the next 46 years raising their family. Bill would retire from Travelers but remained active in the insurance arena first having ownership in an insurance agency then later working for PFC (Premium Financing Corporation). In 2007 Hank and Bill relocated to Flower Mound, TX to escape the winters in Kansas City and to be closer to family. They joined the Flower Mound Senior Center shortly after their move. Many new friends were made and Bill greatly enjoyed the camaraderie he found there. Bill is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife Hank, their son Paul Howard Garner and his wife Karen, and their daughter, Jane Ann Wood and her husband Rick. Bill is also survived by eight grandchildren, Andy, Matt (Sara), Stephanie and Lindsey Garner, Katie (Chris) Drew, Becca (Todd) Belote, Bryan (Kate) Wood and Pat Wood. His four great grandchildren, Ella and Jack Drew, Nathan Wood and Hudson Belote. Out of respect to Bill's time spent serving his country during World War II the family has designated Disabled American Veterans (DAV) for memorial contributions. https://www.dav.org/methods-to-donate/

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Van Hoe Funeral Home 1500 Sixth Street East Moline, Illinois 61244

Thursday, October 11, 2018 10:00 AM

Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island Arsenal Island Rock Island, Illinois 61201