Bryan County, OK - Obituary - William “Hoss” Gardner - Soundex G635

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Source:  Durant Daily, April 12, 2000
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William "Hoss" Gardner, 88
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Old Bennington
Presbyterian Church for William "Hoss" Gardner, 88, Bennington, who
died Wednesday, March 29, 2000, in Atoka. The Revs. Wanda Johnson
and Charles Williams will officiate.

Gardner was born Monday, May 29, 1911, to Will and Vora (McDonald)
Gardner in Bennington. He was a lifelong resident of Bryan County and
member of the Old Bennington Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed watching
movies, especially the old ones starring John Wayne. 

Gardner was preceded in death by his parents; brother Oscar Gardner, and
sister Ruth (Gardner) Bishop. 

He is survived by his brother L.C. Gardner and wife Lila, Bennington;
nephew James Bates and wife Shirley, Blue; nieces, Mary Lou Speer,
Bennington, Linda Wenzel and husband Wally, Murphy, Texas, Ruth Diana
Simpson and husband Bill, Rowlett, Texas, Mary Elaine James and
husband Quilby, Bennington, Judy Ann Hughey and husband Bob, Bellaire,
Mich., and Margaret Goodsell and husband Randy, Muskogee, and
numerous great nieces and nephews. 

Family hour is 7-8 p.m. today at Murray Funeral Home. 

Burial will be in Old Church Cemetery, Bennington, with pallbearers Clyde
Cook, James Bates, Billy Gene Gardner, Brent Roberts, Wylie Cook and
Harold Chitwood. 

Murray Funeral Home is handling arrangements

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My name is Jeannie Howard and I live in Southern Iowa. My Great 
Grandparents John Thomas Mcdonald and Belle Eller Lightfoot lived 
and died in Bennington, Ok. My Grandmother was born there. 

Today I found a obit for William "Hoss" Gardner. It lists his parents 
as Will and Vora (Mcdonald). I would like to let you know that his 
mothers name was Zora not Vora. I only point this out because the 
this branch of the Mcdonald family has been very hard to track. 
Zora was a sister to John Thomas Mcdonald.  --- "Jeannie Howard" 
jkayhow@kdsi.net