Joan Gardner Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Joan Gardner of Thomaston, Georgia, born in Cumberland, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 90, on July 23, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Joan Gardner to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lalister Bernard Bryant, Sr. (Lal) and Mollie Parrish Bryant; her husband Lawrence Henry Gardner; and her siblings, Maureen Bryant Gardner and Lalister Bernard Bryant, Jr. (L. B.).
She is survived by: her children, Frankie Formy-Duval (Mike) of Lake Waccamaw and Dr. William B. Gardner (Lori) of Thomaston, GA; her sisters, Mary Jane Bryant of Roseboro, Dorothy Bryant Vinson of Roseboro, Marie Bryant Backer of Fayetteville and Sybil Bryant Brown of Greenville, SC; her grandchildren, Sarah Gardner Carlton (Cameron) of Columbus, GA and Seth Bryant Gardner of Columbus, GA; her great grandchildren, Norah Reese Carlton, Nolan Clark Carlton and Wesley Strauther Carlton; and her sister-in-law Ruby N. Bryant of Roseboro. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
