Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - Friday, January 8, 2010
Robert McMinn Gardner (Mac), 80, died in Milledgeville, Ga., on Jan. 4, 2010, after a long illness.
A native of Norge, Va., Mac graduated from the Toano High School. After a career with the Virginia National Guard, he owned and operated the Beechmont Garage in Newport News until his retirement. Shortly after retirement, he settled in Gordon, GA to be closer to his children.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gardner; a daughter, Donna Gardner; four brothers, Delaware, Neal, Henry and Daniel Gardner; as well as four sisters, Thelma Williams, Francis Williams, Jacqueline Nuttall and Christine Bell.
Mac is survived by three daughters, Judy Gardner Hodgin (Jim), Jacqueline Gardner Wood (Mike) of Georgia, and Sherri Gardner of Hampton; a son, Robert Coleman Gardner (Kathy), also of Georgia. Also, a stepdaughter, Joyce Brock of Hampton; and a stepson, Larry McKinney of Gloucester; 20 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Additional survivors include three sisters, Cornelia Moore of Newport News, Elizabeth Davis of Hampton, Dale Teagle of Norge; and one brother, John H. Gardner Jr. (Grace) of Norge.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan 9, at Olive Branch Christian Church, 7643 Richmond Rd, Norge. Burial will be private.
Visitation for family and friends will be held in the church social hall following the Memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Mac*s memory to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, Suite 1, Marietta, GA 30067.
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