Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gardner, Hiram J. Sr., 1970 

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Hiram J. Gardner Sr. 

  SUFFOLK - Hiram J. Gardner Sr., 76, of Route 4 died Thursday at his home. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, he was a son of George Nelson and Mrs. 
Ella Johnson Gardner and the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Mathias [sic; Mathis*] 
Gardner. 

  He was a member of First Baptist Church. 

  Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Herbert Allen Richwine 
of Richmond; six sons, Hiram J. Gardner Jr. and Frederick L. Gardner of 
Nansemond County, Rochelle Wilson Gardner and Broadus Luther Gardner of 
Norfolk, Thomas Allen Gardner of Isle of Wight County, and Charlie Hudson 
Gardner of Inman, S.C.; four stepdaughters, Mrs. J.J. Sexton of Gatesville, 
N.C., Mrs. Vernon E. Duke of Portsmouth, Mrs. Wallace Sexton of Winton, N.C., 
and Mrs. Juanita Christiansen of Washington; a stepson, Thomas T. Mathias of 
Ahoskie, N.C.; eight grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; two great-
grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. 

  The body was taken to I.O. Hill & Co. Funeral Home. 

  A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church by 
the Rev. K. Donald Berg.  Burial will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. 


Hiram Jordan GARDNER, Sr., retired farmer, 
b. 20 Feb 1893, Isle of Wight Co., d. 1 Jan 1970, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 4 Jan 1970, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 48, No. 3, Sun., Jan. 4, 1970, p. 8, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #131479089, by Perrys 

*Additional information: 

Holly Lawn list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ken Campbell - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #131479089. 

Hiram is marked with his first wife Verna May (HOBBS) GARDNER (1893 - 1939); 
   however, D.Cert. 9297 (Williamsburg '39 #65) states she was buried in a 
   GARDNER family cemetery. 

D.Cert. 70-003161 gives also gives his widow as Elizabeth (MATHIAS) GARDNER. 

Rather, Elizabeth (née DAIL) was the widow of Paul Eley MATHIS (1901 - 1950), 
   buried in Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon Co., FL.  Hiram & Elizabeth 
   m. 17 Jun 1952 in Greensville Co.  Elizabeth (1900 - 1986) is buried in 
   Highland Memorial Gardens, Ahoskie, Hertford Co., NC. 

His parents are buried in Windsor Cemetery. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #26: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Widowed, Hiram 2m. Mary SYLVESTRE 17 Feb 1941 in Baltimore, MD, but she 
   deserted after 4 months, and he div. her in 1943. 


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