SAN MARCOS, Texas — Howard S. Warner II died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos. He was 67.

Mr. Warner was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, April 26, 1942. He was the son of the late Lawrence Glover and Mable Myrtle Askew Warner. He received his high school education at Woodbury Forrest Preparatory School. He received his undergraduate degree and his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Mississippi in Oxford in 1967. Howard practiced private law in Jackson until February 1976 when he became a corporate attorney for Grelling Oil Company in Beeville, Texas. He moved to San Marcos in September 1977 when he became the attorney for the director of the Hays County Legal Aid Department of the Community Action Agency. In March 1982, Warner was appointed by the Commissioner’s Court to the position of County Court at Law Judge of Hays County to finish the term of John Jackson. Judge Howard S. Warner II served the community of San Marcos and Hays County as the county court at law judge for 27 years. He served on many boards and committees for the county, including being the chairman of the Hays County Juvenile Board and chairman of the Bail Bond Board at the time of his death.

Judge Warner was active as the juvenile judge for Hays County, presiding over thousands of cases. As part of those duties, he had the pleasure of working with many law enforcement officials, citizens and families in the community in order to serve the needs of the children of Hays County. He also taught the juvenile justice course at the former South West Texas State University in its Criminal Justice Department for several years. He served as one of the founders of the juvenile center.

Judge Warner was a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Hays County Bar Association and the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas. He was a member and past president for several years of the Hays County Criminal Justice Association and a former director of the Greater San Marcos Youth Shelter.

Judge Warner was on many barbecue cook-off committees and foundations for various activities that raised thousands of dollars for underprivileged children in Hays County. His passion was to help those who couldn’t help themselves and to always treat people with fairness and respect. Howard loved his family and friends. He was happiest when he was surrounded with good friends, good food and laughter. He was a great listener, a great storyteller,and gave the warmest bear hugs. He was the biological father of three children but helped raise several generations of young people in Hays County. He was a mentor, a teacher, a philosopher and a friend.

Judge Warner was preceded in death by his parents, Glover and Mable Warner.

He is survived by one son, Dr. Howard S. Warner III and wife Alisa of Lewisburg, Tenn.; two daughters, Michelle (Missie) Warner Haislip and husband Jeff of Lewisburg and Jacqueline (Jacquie) Askew Warner of San Marcos, Texas; four grandchildren, Mallory Michelle Haislip, Kathryn McCaleb Haislip, Howard Stuart Warner IV and Charles Trey Warner all of Lewisburg; two brothers, Lawrence Warner and wife Cappy of Vermont and Chick Warner and wife Peggy of Vicksburg; five nieces; and Pam Evanko, mother of Michelle & Howard Warner and Mary Jane Holden, mother of Jacqueline Warner.

Visitation with the family will be today at Pennington Funeral Home from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Texas Old Town in Kyle Wednesday at 3 p.m.  A reception with the family will follow. Graveside services and burial will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg. Visitation with the family in Tennessee will begin before graveside services at 1 p.m. at London Funeral Home.

 In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to be made to The American Cancer Society, The American Heart Association, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and M.D. Anderson Hospital.

Pallbearers in Texas will be Tom Garner, Andrew Zelhart, Constable David Peterson, Sheriff Tommy Ratliff, Bob Bowman, Alejandro Garza, Ed Cooper, Henry Luna.

Pallbearers in Tennessee will be Howard S. Warner III, Jeff Haislip, Andrew Zelhart, Jayce Pickle, Scott Miller, John Harding.

Honorary pallbearers will be Howard Stuart Warner IV, Charles Trey Warner, Tyler Bohlmann and Captain Ed Stapp.

Arrangements are under the care and guidance of Pennington Funeral Home, 323 N. Comanche, San Marcos, TX 78666, 512-353-4311.  Visit the Web site at  www.penningtonfuneralhome.com.