- The Creswell Chronicle
Lane County, Oregon
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Lawrence D. "Larry" Gardner
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 17 at New Hope Baptist Church in Creswell for Lawrence D. "Larry" Gardner, of Creswell, who died July 11, 2010 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 75.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1935 in Albuquerque, NM to Milton and Louise Hannah Gardner. He married Shirley L. Trolinger on June 25, 1954 in Albuquerque.
He worked in the maintenance department of Eugene's Sacred Heart Hospital for 15 years. His hobbies and interests included woodcarving, working in leather and hunting.
Among his other responsibilities at New Hope Baptist Church, he served as Discipleship Training Director. He served 16 years as a volunteer with the Creswell Rural Fire Protection District, and served on the board of Pacific Cascade Federal Credit Union. He had donated 56 pints of blood to the Lane Memorial Blood Bank.
A son, Vernon Gardner, predeceased him.
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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