January 28, 1934-January 9, 2021
William “Bill” Russell Garner, Jr. of North Beach, MD born and raised in Washington DC, passed away on January 9th, 2021 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD due to complications from Covid-19. After attending school in Washington DC, William enlisted and served in the United States Navy. He later became and worked as a DC taxi driver in the DMV area for almost 50 years. He was a highly skilled car mechanic and an avid Baltimore Orioles fan who enjoyed watching MLB baseball as well as NFL football games. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing the guitar, playing poker, liked reading books and loved playing billiards.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William Russell Garner Sr. & Mabel Teresa (Moran) Garner, wife Carol Ann (Simmons) Garner, son-in-law, John Preston Miller III and grandson, Daniel Cecil.
Bill is survived by his 4 Daughters & 2 son in laws, Teresa Boswell (Richard), Barbara Higdon, (Steve), Mary Garner & Peggy Miller. Also survived by 8 Grandchildren, Richard Boswell, Jennifer Laudenberger(Byron), Joseph Higdon (Kalena), Michael Higdon, Christopher Miles, Nichole Miles, John P. Miller IV & Nicholas Miller. He is also survived by 9 Great Grandchildren.
A private viewing for immediate family will be held on January 27th, 2021 at Huntts Funeral Home from 5:00-6:00 PM.
A private service for immediate family will be held on January 28th 2021 at Cheltenham Veteran’s Cemetery in Cheltenham, MD at 10:30 AM
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