He was born December 15, 1928 in Fulton, Arkansas, to Clarence Ray Carner and Jessie Lea Jeffers-Carner.
Bill and his first wife, Jean Marie Baber-Carner, lived in Kansas in the early years of their marriage and had three children, Steve, Rick and Connie.
Bill started working as a machinist and tool and die maker in Kansas, and then in 1959, moved the family to Salt Lake City, Utah. He continued working as a machinist and tool and die maker and eventually became self-employed in that trade.
He loved baseball and helped start Western Baseball Association in Salt Lake City.
Jean passed away in 2001 and Bill later married Wilma Jean Pyland. The two were happily married for more than 21 years, until Bill’s passing.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Jean Marie Baber-Carner; son, Stevan Ray Carner; brother, Robert (Bob) Carner; and stepson, John Stephen Pyland.
He is survived by his son, Rick Carner; daughter, Connie Kitchens; grandchildren, Jessica Huber, Wade Carner, Stevie Dominguez and Brett Kitchens; great-granddaughters, Delicia Dominguez and Emilee Carner; great-grandson, Wyatt Carner; second wife, Wilma Jean Pyland-Carner; stepson, Fred Joe Pyland; stepson, Jeffrey Lee Pyland; stepdaughter, Jean Lizette Miller; and lifelong friend and “adopted” daughter Francie Ewing.
A viewing will be held from 1-2 pm on Tuesday, February 7, at Valley View Memorial Park and Funeral Home at 4335 W 4100 S, West Valley City, Utah, 84120. A graveside service will be held following the viewing at the same address at 2:15 pm. For more information, contact the funeral home at (801) 969-1081.
“I loved you then,
I love you still,
I always have
And I always will”
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