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John William Renner
1 Nov 1922 – 15 Jan 2016
| Birth | 1 Nov 1922 |
| Death | 15 Jan 2016 |
| Cemetery | Friona Cemetery Friona , Parmer County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Edith Guynes Stanley on 21 Jan 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157302887 |
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FRIONA — John William Renner, 93, of Friona died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Sixth Street Church of Christ in Friona with Jeff Procter, minister, officiating. Arrangements by Blackwell-Mullins Funeral Home of Friona. John was born Nov. 1, 1922, in Shattuck, Okla., to Rudolph and Clara Baker Renner. His family moved to Friona in 1926. John graduated from Friona High School in 1940 and joined the Navy in 1943, serving in World War II. He married Lavon Baize on May 15, 1944, in Clovis, N.M. After the war, they moved back to Friona and began farming south of Friona, where they raised their three children: Gary, Ted and Vickie. An avid golfer, John was a founding member of Friona Country Club Golf Course. He also was one of the organizers of Little League Baseball in Friona and helped build several ballparks in the community. He was a member of Sixth Street Church of Christ in Friona. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Ted; and two brothers, Lee and RJ. Survivors include a son, Gary Renner and wife Karen of Friona; a daughter, Vickie Barker and husband John of Sonora; a daughter-in-law, Missy Renner of Luther, Okla.; two sisters, Mary Joyce Barnett and husband Doyce and Lillie Mae Baxter and husband Billy Dean, all of Friona; a brother, Cotton Renner and wife Kay of Winnsboro, La.; two sisters-in-law, Betty Renner of Lubbock and Zena Renner of Winnsboro; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and golfing friends. The family would like to thank the staff of Bluebonnet Home Health and Hospice, Prairie Acres Nursing Home, Dr. Gary Webb, and the nurses and staff of Parmer Medical Center. The family suggests memorials be to Prairie Acres Nursing Home, 201 E. 15th St., Friona, TX 79035; or Bluebonnet Home Health and Hospice 304 E. 11th St., Friona, TX 79035. (Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 21, 2016)
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