Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1908 — WELL-KNOWN DENTIST DEAD. [ARTICLE]

WELL-KNOWN DENTIST DEAD.

Dr. John W. Garner Succumbs to Pneumonia at Muncie Home. Muncie, Ind., Nov. 19.—Following an illness that had been considered dangerous only for a period of twenty-four houts, Dr. John W. Garner, one of the city’s most prominent business men, died suddenly yesterday of pneumonia. Dr. Garner was a dentist and had accumulated a considerable fortune which he largely invested in Muncie real estate. He had lived in this city for thirty-nine years. His illness began a week ago, but it was ( not regarded as serious at any time until the day before his death. Dr. Garner had long been identified with the commercial and church life of the city. The widow, a daughter, Mrs. William W. Kemper, and a son, Dr. Frank Garner, with whom he was associated in business, survive. Dr. Garner was fifty-nine years old.