James Clinton Gardner's Obituary
James “Jim” Gardner went home to join his beloved brother Gary, mother, father, other family members, and most importantly his Savior Jesus. Born on February 9, 1946 to Mary and Garfield Gardner in Kingsport, Tennessee and moved to Broken Arrow,Oklahoma in 1980 to attend Rhema Bible School.Always ornery, but full of love for his family and friends. His children and grandchildren were the joy of his life and he enjoyed spoiling and bragging about them. They were always the “smartest” and the “best” players on the team. He will be greatly missed, but we will meet him again, when he will share all of his new stories with us.Jim is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years Brenda. His daughter Lorie and son in law Joe Othouse, son Jason and daughter in law Stacy Gardner, and daughter Jodi and son in law Ryan Snedeker. His grandchildren Allie, Hannah, Makenzie, Caitlin, Malia, Zachery, Jack, and Sam. His partners in crime, and brothers, Larry, Robert (Bob), and Phil. Aunt and Uncle Rudolph and Francis Hammonds of Kingsport, Tennessee and many nieces and nephews.Memorial Service will be 3:00 PM, Saturday, March 10th, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel.
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