Services for Walter S. Gardner, 76, Olney, who died Thursday, Dec. 27, 1979, at Richland Memorial Hospital, will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Summers Funeral Home with Rev. Earl Michels presiding. Visitation is tonight from 6-9 p.m. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Mr. Gardner was born in Richland County on Nov. 2, 1903, the son of Joel and Olla Mae (Colvin) Gardner. He married Lela Crites on Nov. 26, 1924, and she died on July 7, 1979.
He is survived by a son, Ed, Olney, IL; a daughter, Ada Mae Brummitt, Calhoun, IL; a brother, Glen Gardner, Decatur, IL; a sister, Dorothy Cutshall, AZ; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, an infant, Robert, and a grandchild.
Mr. Gardner was a retired farmer in the Claremont area and a member of the Otterbein Church.
Olney Daily Mail
Mr. Gardner was born in Richland County on Nov. 2, 1903, the son of Joel and Olla Mae (Colvin) Gardner. He married Lela Crites on Nov. 26, 1924, and she died on July 7, 1979.
He is survived by a son, Ed, Olney, IL; a daughter, Ada Mae Brummitt, Calhoun, IL; a brother, Glen Gardner, Decatur, IL; a sister, Dorothy Cutshall, AZ; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, an infant, Robert, and a grandchild.
Mr. Gardner was a retired farmer in the Claremont area and a member of the Otterbein Church.
Olney Daily Mail
Services for Walter S. Gardner, 76, Olney, who died Thursday, Dec. 27, 1979, at Richland Memorial Hospital, will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Summers Funeral Home with Rev. Earl Michels presiding. Visitation is tonight from 6-9 p.m. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Mr. Gardner was born in Richland County on Nov. 2, 1903, the son of Joel and Olla Mae (Colvin) Gardner. He married Lela Crites on Nov. 26, 1924, and she died on July 7, 1979.
He is survived by a son, Ed, Olney, IL; a daughter, Ada Mae Brummitt, Calhoun, IL; a brother, Glen Gardner, Decatur, IL; a sister, Dorothy Cutshall, AZ; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, an infant, Robert, and a grandchild.
Mr. Gardner was a retired farmer in the Claremont area and a member of the Otterbein Church.
Olney Daily Mail
Mr. Gardner was born in Richland County on Nov. 2, 1903, the son of Joel and Olla Mae (Colvin) Gardner. He married Lela Crites on Nov. 26, 1924, and she died on July 7, 1979.
He is survived by a son, Ed, Olney, IL; a daughter, Ada Mae Brummitt, Calhoun, IL; a brother, Glen Gardner, Decatur, IL; a sister, Dorothy Cutshall, AZ; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, an infant, Robert, and a grandchild.
Mr. Gardner was a retired farmer in the Claremont area and a member of the Otterbein Church.
Olney Daily Mail
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