St. Clair County Obits

RUSSELL VERNON GARDNER

Clinton Daily Democrat
Russell Vernon Gardner, age 47, of Chickasha, Okla. died at a hospital May 9, 1984 in Chickasha, Okla.
Survivors are his wife, Joan; three daughters, Kelly, Pam and Nancy Gardner of Appleton City, Mo.; two sons, Russell Brian of Colorado and Ryan Lee Gardner of Chickasha, Okla; and two daughters-in-law, Phyllis and Joy.
He is also survived by five sisters, Mildred Brown of Chilhowee, Mo., Josephine Nickell of Clinton, Mo., Marie Motley of Appleton City, Mo., Louise Goring of Aurora, Mo., and Grace Parks of Odessa, Mo., and one brother Orville Gardner of Kansas City, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Sparhawk Gardner, and his mother, Chloe Lynn Gardner;
one brother, William Thomas Gardner and one sister, Gladys Hall.
Grave side services were held Friday, May 11, 1984 at 10:00 a.m. at the Anna Edna Cemetery in Jericho
Springs, Mo. under the direction of the Eckhoff-Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Daniel as minister.
The nephews served as the casket bearers.
He will be sadly missed by a host of nieces, nephews, loved ones and friends.