Submitted by: Dan Rich
March 9, 1937 - Nov. 17, 2000
South Bend Tribune 11/19/2000
Billie Jo Garner, 63, of Diamond
Pointe Court, South Bend, Ind., formerly of Kodiak, Alaska,
passed away of natural causes on Friday, Nov. 17, in Memorial
Hospital, South Bend. She was born on March 9, 1937, in South
Bend, to the late William Joseph and Laura Mae (Brownlee)
Garner. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Wedel.
She is survived by a sister, Sallie (Ralph) Beveridge of
South Bend; a brother, Robert Garner of Michigan City, Ind.;
seven nieces, Laura (Kevin) Jozwiak of South Bend, Beth
(John) Miltenberger of Virginia Beach, Va., Kathleen (Ron)
Gatliff of South Bend, Nancy (Ken) Hunn nof Warsaw,
Ind., Carol (Jeff) Keppen of Fort Smith, Ark., Julie
(Brad) Clymer of Mahomet, Ill., and Joyce (Wayne) Truex
of Mishawaka, Ind.; and by a nephew, David (Natalie) Beveridge of
Chulota, Fla. Billie Jo retired in January 1999 from the U.S.
Postal Service in Kodiak after 20 years of service. Ms. Garner
was a member of the Frontier Baptist Church in Alaska, and the
Trinity Evangelical Free Church, South Bend. She was also a
member of a Russian balalaika musical group in Alaska.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today,
Nov. 19, in the KANIEWSKI FUNERAL HOME, 3545 N.
Bendix Drive, South Bend. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, with entombment to follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Ind. Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 61770 Miami Road, South Bend, IN 46614.