William was born December 18, 1919 in Anderson, Indiana. He spent his early years in Indiana and later moved to Dayton, Ohio where he completed high school. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and Math from West Virginia State in 1942. Also, in 1942, William joined the military where he became a Technical Sergeant in Battalion Supply. During his stay in the military, he attended the University of Wyoming and Officer Candidate School in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He was then assigned to Okinawa, Japan and stayed there for over a year. Bill would often quip, “I won the War!” referring to World War II. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1946.
William earned his Doctor of Surgical Chiropody (Podiatry) Degree in 1948 from the Ohio College of Chiropody in Cleveland, Ohio. After receiving his Podiatric Degree, he also received a commission from the United States Medical Corps as Lieutenant in the inactive reserve.
William, who was often referred to as Bill, was a mathematician at Wright Patterson Air Force Base for a number of years while building a podiatry practice. He also was the owner and operator of the following businesses: Kinder Kastle Day Nursery, Farm-Dell Nightclub, and Top Hat Supper Club. During his years as a nightclub owner, Bill’s clubs featured some great national entertainers such as Billie Holiday, Big Maybelle, Fats Domino, Dinah Washington, and many others. He loved telling stories of those times, remembering them as some of the “good ole days.”
As a podiatrist, Dr. Myers cared for people of all ages, treating foot problems and disorders of all kinds. He rendered care for sprains, fractures, infections and injuries of the foot, ankle and heel. His practice included the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of foot diseases and trauma of the foot, ankle and related structures.
Bill was a member of the Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society and Gem City Medical, Dental and Pharmacology Society. He is a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated and the Grand Boulé Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Gamma Xi Chapter; ASALAH Manasota; a life member of the Golden Heritage with the NAACP, and the Urban League. He was a member of the West Virginia State College Alumni Association; and the National Podiatry Association. Bill was also a long-standing member of the Greater Allen AME Church in Dayton, Ohio where he served as a Steward.
Bill was a consummate dresser - his pants had to have a crease and hang just right. Even through the age of 99, Dr. Myers tied his own tie, making sure his “knot” was always perfect.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Lee C. Myers and Mable Garland Myers Augusta; sisters, Gloria Myers Lyons, Hazel Myers Minniefield and Myrtle Lucretia Myers; brother, Lee Myers and James Myers; wives, Florence Stubbs Myers and Loretta (Vicki) Miller Myers; and son William Myers, Jr. He is survived by daughter Hazel Collier of Bradenton, Florida; grandchildren, Stephanie Johnson of Anderson, Indiana, Deidra Baker of Indianapolis, Indiana and Nyree (Ernest) Wesley, Indianapolis, Indiana; three great-grandchildren, Stephen Johnson, Jayla Wesley and Ernest Wesley, Jr.; two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Memorial services will be held at Ward Temple AME Church, 1017 5th Street W., Bradenton, Florida on Friday, March 1, 2019 at 1pm. Military Rights will be held on Friday, March 15, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio at the National Veterans Cemetery, 4400 W. 3rd Street, Dayton, Ohio 45428.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Gamma Xi Chapter of the Grand Boulé (P.O. Box 20117 Bradenton, FL 34204), the Sarasota-Bradenton Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, Project Guide Right Scholarship Fund (P.O. Box 573, Tallavast, FL 34270), or to Ward Temple AME Church.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Inspired Living and Tidewell Hospice for the wonderful, compassionate care they gave Wild Bill during his time there this past year and a half. Here he met many new friends and loving caregivers who blessed his life and he theirs’.
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