Varner, Harry Howard
Title
Varner, Harry Howard
Last Name
Varner
First and Middle Name
Harry Howard
Biographical Text
Harry Howard Varner was born in Warrenton, Virginia, on December 18, 1885 to John David Varner and Leila Mortimor Ramey. While attending VPI, Varner participated in many activities such as editor of the “Gray Jacket,” member of the baseball, track, and football teams, business manager of The Bugle, member of fraternities Delta Tau Delta and Phi Rho Sigma, among other clubs, graduating in 1907 with a degree in civil engineering. Varner was also educated at the University of Virginia where he received a B.A. and M.D., and practiced as a physician before entering the service on April 21st, 1917, in New York City. He then served as a medic in the Army. Retiring as a Captain in June of 1919, Varner lead the rest of his life in El Paso, Texas, as a physician, where he died in 1970 of prostate cancer.
Hometown
Warrenton
County and/or State
Virginia
Birth Date
18 Dec. 1885
Birthplace
Warrenton, Virginia
Death Date
3 Nov. 1970
Cause of Death
Pulmonary Congestion from Prostate Cancer
Place of Death
El Paso, Texas
Parents
Father: John David Varner
Mother: Leila Mortimor Ramey
Mother: Leila Mortimor Ramey
Spouse(s)
Susan Chapman Peacock Varner
Mary Thornton Varner
Mary Thornton Varner
Children
Mary Blackleck Varner
Margaret Varner
John David Varner
Margaret Varner
John David Varner
VPI Graduating Class
1907
Undergraduate Major
Civil Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Medical
Rank
Captain
Retired Rank
Captain
Military Events
Departed from South Hampton, England on the Charles on August 10th, 1918 for the United States
Postwar Life
Moved to El Paso after serving in the Military, working as a physician.
Occupation
Physician
Contributing Researchers
Sophia Rademaker
Lucas Allen
Lucas Allen
Bibliography
Texas Death Certificate, Number: 79176
U.S Army Transport Service August 10, 1918
Grave Application- Find a Grave
Texas Medicine, Volume 67, Part 1, Texas Medical Association, 1971
Virginia War History Commission Military Service Record Questionnaire, 1921
U.S Army Transport Service August 10, 1918
Grave Application- Find a Grave
Texas Medicine, Volume 67, Part 1, Texas Medical Association, 1971
Virginia War History Commission Military Service Record Questionnaire, 1921
Files
Collection
Citation
“Varner, Harry Howard,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/640.
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