Mr. William Joseph Marion Polan

1943 - 2016

Mr. William Joseph Marion Polan obituary, 1943-2016, Huntington, WV

BORN

1943

DIED

2016

FUNERAL HOME

Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary

328 6th Avenue

Huntington, West Virginia

William Polan Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 23, 2016.

Arrangements under the direction of Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary, HUNTINGTON, WV.

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November 16, 2023

Carolyn Kennington

Thinking about Bill today. He was certainly unique. I miss my longtime friend.

November 28, 2016

Cheryl Ruley

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Cheryl Ruley

Rest in peace ...

November 28, 2016

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November 27, 2016

Stephen Edmonds

I first met Bill in elementary school, probably kindergarten at the Marshall Lab School. My brother David was friends with his brother Charley so we saw them lots during those years. It's been so many years it's hard to remember all the times but there were lots at the Guyan CC swimming pool. Bill was a good swimmer and later excelled at golf. After school days we kind of lost touch until much later. I guess Bill was quite successful in his business, although I don't know any details, other than it took him to the coal country of Kentucky where he had a home and tried to cultivate a hillbilly accent. It was actually pretty funny. When I learned that he was living in Palm Beach (I guess in the winter season), I invented him to our home on Singer Island. He showed up in a Rolls Royce convertible. My girls were quite excited to take a ride. I had hoped to see him at the HHS class reunion last summer. I am now very sorry I didn't get to see him one last time.

November 23, 2016

Carolyn Kennington

I have known Bill since he was a teenager. He had a brilliant mind and could make you laugh with his stories, often about some outrageous thing he did. Always optimistic, he had planned to live to a hundred. I will miss him.

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