Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at the Blair Cemetery with the Rev. Madison Clinton officiating under the direction of People's Cooperative Funeral Home of Lone Wolf.
William C. "Hick" Gardner was born to Charlie C. and Aurora Belle (Winters) Gardner near Lone Wolf on 11 Nov 1925.
He grew up in the Soldiers Springs and Mt. Teepee area near Lone Wolf, and graduated from Warren High School. He moved to California to be a factory worker during WWII and later moved to Hatch, NM, to work for the Highway Department. He married Jerry Reynolds in Hutch, NM. After retiring he moved to Medicine Park to care for his father. He later moved to Altus to be close to his sister. He was an avid gardener and a Baptist.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a step-daughter, Iris Jean Oliver; three brothers, Clarence Lester Gardner, Thomas Rex Gardner and Raymond C. Gardner; and three sisters, Pearl Anderson, Clara Roach and Jewel Hendricks.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Deda and husband Billy Romero of Hutch, N.M.; two sisters, Helen Davis of Horizen, Texas, and Berniece Carroll of Altus; five step-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at the Blair Cemetery with the Rev. Madison Clinton officiating under the direction of People's Cooperative Funeral Home of Lone Wolf.
William C. "Hick" Gardner was born to Charlie C. and Aurora Belle (Winters) Gardner near Lone Wolf on 11 Nov 1925.
He grew up in the Soldiers Springs and Mt. Teepee area near Lone Wolf, and graduated from Warren High School. He moved to California to be a factory worker during WWII and later moved to Hatch, NM, to work for the Highway Department. He married Jerry Reynolds in Hutch, NM. After retiring he moved to Medicine Park to care for his father. He later moved to Altus to be close to his sister. He was an avid gardener and a Baptist.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a step-daughter, Iris Jean Oliver; three brothers, Clarence Lester Gardner, Thomas Rex Gardner and Raymond C. Gardner; and three sisters, Pearl Anderson, Clara Roach and Jewel Hendricks.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Deda and husband Billy Romero of Hutch, N.M.; two sisters, Helen Davis of Horizen, Texas, and Berniece Carroll of Altus; five step-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Family Members
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Clara Frances Adeline Gardner Roach Youngs
1906–1967
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Pearl Eloda Gardner Anderson
1908–1998
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Clarence Lester Gardner
1910–1988
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Thomas Rex Gardner
1912–1970
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Jewel Lorene Gardener Hendricks
1914–1997
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Lela Gardner
1916–1916
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Raymond Charles "Chuck" Gardner
1918–1992
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Helen Blanche Gardner Davis Nakabayashi Ogle
1921–2020
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Berniece Charlene Gardner Carroll
1927–2014
