December 30, 1926 – August 29, 2013 Gardner,
Tommy Weldon Gardner entered into eternal peace on August 29, 2013. His final days were spent surrounded by his loving family at his home in Wolfe City, Texas.
Tommy was born December 30, 1926 and raised in Wolfe City where he attended school except for when he was skipping to go to the sale barn; which he fell in love with. He happily spent 70 years in the cattle business. Tommy served his country in WWII and the Korean War, but he was most proud of his family and cattle operation.
He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Charlsie Gardner, his daughter Patty Herron, sons Larry Gardner, Danny Gardner and his wife Elaine, Tommy Jr. Gardner, Mike Gardner and his wife Sheila, grand children Cary Herron and his wife Amy, Cody Herron and his wife Kim, Curt Herron, Josh Gardner, Kelly Wilson and her husband Zach, Randi Jones and her husband TJ, Dawn Simmons and her husband Chad, Teri Cawthon and her husband Alex, Misti Gardner, Jeremy Gardner and his wife Rose, Amanda Gable, Jeff Leaton and his wife Amy, Maci Allen, Madison Gardner, William Ukrainetz, Ryan Ukrainetz, Casey Ukrainetz, great grandchildren, Cassidy Herron, Carson Herron, Cayden Herron, Chris Herron, Jesse Gardner, Josie Gardner, Kaylee Giles, Mark Gable, Elizabeth Gardner, Matthew Gardner, CJ Simmons, Cortni Simmons, Chelsie Simmons, Chloe Simmons, Noah Jones, Maison Jones, and Kellen Cawthon.
He was preceded in death by his parents Myrtle Estella Goodwin Gardner and Lennis Mitchell Gardner, 3 sisters; Betty Crowell, Christine Cheek, and Anna Melrose Stultz; son-in-law Dwayne Herron, daughter-in-law Janet Gardner, grandchild Mackenzie Gardner, and great grandchildren Parker and Grayson Jones.
Visitation will be held at Owens Funeral Home, 200 S Santa Fe St, Wolfe City, TX 75496 on
Friday, August 30, 2013 from 6:00 till 8:00 P.M.
Funeral Services will be held at Owens Funeral Home on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 3:00 P.M..
Interment followed at Mt Carmel Cemetery with Cary Herron, Cody Herron, Curt Herron, Josh Gardner, Zach Wilson, Jeremy Gardner, Jeff Leaton, TJ Jones, Chad Simmons, Alex Cawthon, William Ukrainetz, and Ryan Ukrainetz serving as pallbearers.
The family would like to thank Odyssey Hospice for their special care of our dad.