William M. Byington, 89, died Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the University of Mississippi Hospitals in Jackson, Mississippi following a brief illness.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8th at Oaknoll Retirement Residence. Rev. Kyle Otterbein will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in Oakland Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Camp Courageous, or the charity of your choice.
Arrangements are with Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service.
Bill was born November 23, 1924 in Des Moines, the son of William O. and Mary Moss Byington. He was a graduate of University High School and received his bachelor of science degree and pharmacy degree from the University of Iowa. Bill served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and retired from the Navy Reserves as a Commander. On April 28, 1948, Bill married Helen Beneke in Iowa City.
From 1952 to 1974, Bill was the pharmacist at the Whetstone Pharmacy in downtown Iowa City. He later was a pharmacist at many area pharmacies and Miller Medicine Cabinet in Kalona.
Bill was a charter member of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, the Iowa and Johnson County Pharmacists Association, the Reserve Officers Association, the Elks Lodge, Johnson County Historical Society, and a charter member of the Noon Optimists Club. Bill was community minded and volunteered at the Herbert Hoover Library, Mercy Hospital and was a past board member of the Chamber of Commerce and VNA. He was a member of the Antique Doorknob Collectors Association.
Bill is survived by his wife Helen and their three daughters, Lee Ann Muller of Walker Valley, New York, Karly (Randy) Beavers of Des Moines, and Mary Lynn Byington of Honolulu; two granddaughters, Bethany Beavers of San Diego and Maggie (Brad) Pitcher of Eugene, Oregon.
He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant son.
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