1927 - 2004 (77 years)
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Name |
Robert Reid Gardner |
Born |
1 Aug 1927 |
Cleveland County, North Carolina |
Gender |
Male |
Cemetery |
Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina |
Died |
26 Aug 2004 |
Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina |
Obituary |
28 Aug 2004 |
Shelby Star |
SHELBY Mr. Robert Reid Gardner, 77, of 1673 Fallston Road, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Gardner served in the Army and retired from Bost Bakery after 23 years. He was a member of Charity Baptist Church in Fallston and always looked forward to attending. He was an avid deer hunter and loved prospecting.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bryan Leandus and Elsie Pauline Gardner; his first wife, Peggy Blanton Gardner; a son, Robert Reid Gardner Jr.; and brothers, Dwan V. Gardner, Tarance Gardner and Bevan L. Gardner.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda Jean Gardner of the home; two sons, Ricky Gardner and wife, Robyn, and Jimmy Gardner, all of Shelby; a stepdaughter, Beth Martin and husband, Thomas, of Patterson Springs; a stepson, David Haynes of Blacksburg, S.C.; a granddaughter, Amy Gardner; four grandsons, Thomas Lee Martin, Jacob Martin, Richard Haynes and David Haynes Jr.; and three brothers, Norris H. Gardner and wife, Ruth, of Waco, Ralph B. Gardner and wife, Louise, of Cherryville and Hazel A. Gardner and wife, Joyce, of Shelby.
The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Charity Baptist Church, with the Revs. Stanley Roark and Charles Cooke officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will follow in Sunset Cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and at other times at the home of Hazel and Joyce Gardner, 1343 Belinda Drive, Shelby.
Memorials may be made to Charity Baptist Church, 113 Charity Drive, Fallston, NC 28042.
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Person ID |
I325 |
myfamilytree |
Last Modified |
22 May 2022 |
Father |
Bryan Sylvester Gardner, b. 16 Apr 1896, Cleveland County, North Carolina , d. 30 Jan 1950, Cleveland County, North Carolina (Age 53 years) |
Mother |
Elsie Pauline Beam, b. 13 Jun 1900, Cleveland County, North Carolina , d. 29 Dec 1979, Cleveland County, North Carolina (Age 79 years) |
Married |
16 Jan 1919 |
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
Family ID |
F44 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Nermie "Peggy" Blanton, b. 9 Oct 1928, Cleveland County, North Carolina , d. 20 Jan 1979, Cleveland County, North Carolina (Age 50 years) |
Married |
10 Jun 1946 |
Children |
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Last Modified |
20 May 2022 |
Family ID |
F48 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 1 Aug 1927 - Cleveland County, North Carolina |
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| Cemetery - - Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina |
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