Homer Clint Carder, Jr., 91, of Columbus, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 24, 2013. He was a resident of Tryon Estates.

Mr. Carder was born in Tarrant, Ala. on March 2, l922. He was the son of Homer C. Carder and Lex Ingram Carder.

Like his father, brother and sister he graduated from Auburn University. He earned a degree in chemical engineering in 1943. He was active in the ROTC and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Shortly after graduation Mr. Carder joined the United States Army and served as an Air Observation pilot for the 209th Field Artillery Battalion. He saw action in the European, African and Middle Eastern Theaters before his discharge from active duty in 1946 as a First Lieutenant.

Upon completion of his military service Mr. Carder joined the Monsanto Chemical Company in 1946. He had a very successful career at Monsanto, the only job he ever had, eventually retiring from that company in 1982 as a senior executive in St. Louis, Mo. He traveled the world for Monsanto advising on new plant construction, including visits to Russia and China during the midst of the Cold War.