Dr. William Ronald Gardner, DVM

Male 1942 - 2001  (59 years)


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  • Name William Ronald Gardner 
    Title Dr. 
    Suffix DVM 
    Born 23 Mar 1942  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Aug 2001  Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 4 Sep 2001  Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12845  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2023 

    Father Joseph Homer Gardner,   b. 31 Oct 1911, Bolinger, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1996, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mable Christine Martin,   b. 4 Jan 1915, Ida, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 2007, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married Mar 1935  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Lynne McCraine,   b. 13 Apr 1942, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 2010, Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 2 Sep 1963  Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. W.N. Gardner
    +2. Swayze Walker Gardner,   b. 3 Jul 1973, Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 2010, Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F5649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Mar 1942 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Sep 1963 - Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Aug 2001 - Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 4 Sep 2001 - Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Ronald Gardner
    William Ronald Gardner
    1960 C. E. Byrd High School Yearbook Photo
    Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    William Ronald Gardner
    William Ronald Gardner
    1963 Louisiana State University Yearbook Photo
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    Documents
    Engagement Announcement of William Ronald Gardner and Martha Lynne McCraine Gardner
    Engagement Announcement of William Ronald Gardner and Martha Lynne McCraine Gardner
    Published in The Shreveport Times on July 28, 1963
    Engagement Announcement of William Ronald Gardner and Martha Lynne McCraine Gardner
    Engagement Announcement of William Ronald Gardner and Martha Lynne McCraine Gardner
    Published in The Clarion-Ledger on August 4, 1963
    Marriage Announcement of William Ronald Gardner and Martha Lynne McCraine Gardner
    Marriage Announcement of William Ronald Gardner and Martha Lynne McCraine Gardner
    Published in The Shreveport Times on September 13, 1963
    Obituary of Dr. William Ronald Gardner, DVM
    Obituary of Dr. William Ronald Gardner, DVM
    Published in The Shreveport Times on September 2, 2001

    Headstones
    Headstone of William Ronald Gardner
    Headstone of William Ronald Gardner
    Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Plot: Garden 21
    Footstone of William Ronald Gardner
    Footstone of William Ronald Gardner
    Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Plot: Garden 21

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      WIGGINS, MS - Dr. William Ronald Gardner, DVM, 59, passed away Friday, August 31, 2001 in Dawsonville, GA after a brief illness. Visitation will be held at the Osborn Funeral Home on Monday, September 3, 2001 from 5 until 7 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2001 in the chapel of Osborn Funeral Home. Officiating will be Dr. T. Floyd Davis, pastor of Woodridge Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Forest Park Cemetery.

      Dr. Gardner was a native of Shreveport, LA and was a resident of Wiggins, MS. He was a graduate of Byrd High School, Louisiana State University and Auburn University.

      He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Homer Gardner.

      Dr. Gardner is survived by two sons, William Nathan Gardner and his wife, Roxanne of Woodville, MS, Swayze Walker Gardner and his wife Laquita of Ruston, LA; two grandchildren, William Cole Gardner and Morgan Ashley Gardner; his mother, Mrs. Mable Martin Gardner of Shreveport; two brothers, Homer R. Gardner and his wife Sandra of Vicksburg, MS, John R. Gardner and his wife, Mary of Shreveport; and a number of nieces and nephews.

      Pallbearers will be John Gressley, David Henry, David L. Jones, Sheryl G. Lawton, William S. Martin, Jr., J. Milton McClure, Larry Terry and Paul Terry.

      The family request that memorials be made to the building fund, Woodridge Baptist Church, 850 E. Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71106.

      (Published in The Shreveport Times on September 2, 2001)