Background
Backer, William Earnest was born on December 3, 1922 in Fulton, Missouri, United States. Son of William Earnest and Ida Lorraine (Smith) Backer.
Backer, William Earnest was born on December 3, 1922 in Fulton, Missouri, United States. Son of William Earnest and Ida Lorraine (Smith) Backer.
Bachelor in Chemistry, Westminster College, 1943; postgraduate, Wayne U., 1954.
Chemistry laboratory technician, Delco Remy, Muncie, Indiana, 1943-1944; general manager, Backer Potato Chip Company, Fulton, Missouri, 1946-1950; president, chief Executive officer, Backer Potato Chip Company, Fulton, Missouri, 1957-1988; chairman of board, Backer Potato Chip Company, Fulton, Missouri, since 1988; regional sales executive, A.P. Green Refractories, Mexico, Missouri, 1950-1951; salesman, A.P. Green Refractories, Detroit, 1951-1953; test engineer, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953-1957.
President Fulton Chamber of Commerce, 1977, also board directors, chairman planning and zoning. Vice president administration/product sales Great Rivers county Boy Scouts American, Columbia, Missouri, 1980-1992, also current trustee. Chairman building and grounds Westminster College, Fulton, 1990-1991.
Chairman nominating committee Children's Hospital, Columbia. Established Fulton Visitor Center/Collector Vehicle Museum, 1996. Lieutenant junior grade United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Member Kiwanis International (lieutenant governor Missouri/Arkansas divsns 1987-1988), Fulton Kiwanis (president 1968, Kiwanian of Year 1984, 94).
Married Marjorie Jean Keller, December 25, 1943. Children: W. Dale, Vicki Lynn McDaniel, Carolyn Sue Cave.
