Mr. Willard Geiger passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010, at his residence in Meadowlakes, TX. Willard Tyler Geiger II was born July 2, 1929, in Topeka, to Willard Tyler and Blanche Byler Geiger. Bill served his country in the Army Air Corps in Korea, and was a civil engineer and project manager in the power industry.
Bill is survived by his wife of 13 years, Ruth Martin Geiger; sister Mary Geiger Vogt and husband Fred of FL; sons W. Tyler Geiger III and wife Cynthia of Missouri City, TX; John C. Geiger and wife Barbara of Salina, KS; and Dennis Martin and wife Kathy of Midland, TX; daughter Beverly Latham and husband Mills of Corpus Christi, TX; grandchildren Eric Geiger and wife Gina, Christy Geiger, Stephen Geiger, Staci Puryear, Marina Stanaland, and Carrie Cosner; great grandchildren Caitlyn, Erin, and Kira Lee Geiger, River Puryear, Luke Puryear, Rhys Stanaland, and James Patrick Cosner.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at the Grace Episcopal Cathedral, 701 S.W. 8th Ave., Topeka. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday, December 20, at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka. Memorial donations may be made in Bill's memory, to the American Legion or to the charity of your choice.