Houston Chronicle, 20 Nov 2015 - Kenneth Willard "Bill" Varner, Jr. passed away Weds. 18 Nov 2015 at the age of 82. Graveside service: 1 pm Sat. in Oakwood Cem., Corsicana. Bill was born 4 Jul 1933 in Houston to Kenneth W. Varner & Anna Jane Benoist Varner Hester. He served in the US Army from 1954 to 1956. Bill married Barbara Ruth Champion in May 1958 & they were pictured on the June 1st Parade of the Houston Chronicle Sunday paper. He graduated from John H. Reagan High School & the University of Houston in 1959 with a degree in Mathematics & went to work in the budding computer world. He was later employed by the US Gov't Department of Army as an Ammunition Inspector/Quality Control Specialist until his retirement in 1989. Bill & Barbara lived in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Germany, Alabama, Virginia, Texas & he was in Korea for a year. Since his retirement,he taught computers at San Jacinto Community College for a short time & has written several novels, "Land of the Morning Calm", "Time and Time Again", "Any Time Any When", "Thor's Hammer" & "Stringer". He was also a family genealogist & Mr. Fix-it for all home projects. Bill is preceded in death by his parents & brother, Houston Varner. Survivors: wife, Barbara Varner; son, Christopher C. Varner & wife, Irma; son, Andrew B. Varner & wife, Deana; 4 grandchildren Ryan, Arwen, Willow & Travis.
Houston Chronicle, 20 Nov 2015 - Kenneth Willard "Bill" Varner, Jr. passed away Weds. 18 Nov 2015 at the age of 82. Graveside service: 1 pm Sat. in Oakwood Cem., Corsicana. Bill was born 4 Jul 1933 in Houston to Kenneth W. Varner & Anna Jane Benoist Varner Hester. He served in the US Army from 1954 to 1956. Bill married Barbara Ruth Champion in May 1958 & they were pictured on the June 1st Parade of the Houston Chronicle Sunday paper. He graduated from John H. Reagan High School & the University of Houston in 1959 with a degree in Mathematics & went to work in the budding computer world. He was later employed by the US Gov't Department of Army as an Ammunition Inspector/Quality Control Specialist until his retirement in 1989. Bill & Barbara lived in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Germany, Alabama, Virginia, Texas & he was in Korea for a year. Since his retirement,he taught computers at San Jacinto Community College for a short time & has written several novels, "Land of the Morning Calm", "Time and Time Again", "Any Time Any When", "Thor's Hammer" & "Stringer". He was also a family genealogist & Mr. Fix-it for all home projects. Bill is preceded in death by his parents & brother, Houston Varner. Survivors: wife, Barbara Varner; son, Christopher C. Varner & wife, Irma; son, Andrew B. Varner & wife, Deana; 4 grandchildren Ryan, Arwen, Willow & Travis.
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