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James Gardner Obituary
James Thomas
Gardner
August 11, 1961
December 3, 2021
Tom Gardner, age 60 passed away peacefully with his family by his side on December 3, 2021. He was the Son to Samuel Gardner and Sharon (Jones) Mekis. Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1980. Following graduation he then served in The U.S. Air Force. Tom enjoyed spending time with family, his beloved dog Echo, working outside and watching The Dallas Cowboys play. Tom had a big heart and a great sense of humor.
Toms favorite saying for everything was "It's all gay (Happy)".
Preceded in death by; Parents Samuel and Sharon, brother Jeremy Norman and sisters Candy Tyhurst and Christina Gardner,
Survived by Daughter; Melissa(Stacey) Gardner
Brothers; Timothy Gardner, Gregory Tyhurst, Mike Harris and Ron Gardner.
Sisters; Teresa Woodrow, Tamara Dion, Heather Mckinsey and Dawn Meadows.
Tom had, 2 Grandchildren, Braedon and Sophia Riley.
In lieu of flowers, flowers can be sent to the Shrine of Remembrance or donations can be made to charity of choice.
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Memories and Condolences
for James Gardner
Tamara Dion
December 1, 2024
Thinking of you each and every day. I cry and chuckle when things pop up that reminds me of you. You are deeply missed. Love you Brother.
Kayla Foreman
December 12, 2021
Uncle Tom,
We shared so many great memories and I will be sure to cherish those forever! You´ll be missed by so many. Be sure that you and grandma take care of one another. Love you forever and always!
James Mckinsey
December 11, 2021
Tom, we are " Brothers from another Mother" but definitely Brothers. We had a lot of fun and crazy times growing up. Now's the time to catch up on things with Mark. You are going to be missed. Love you.
Little brother Greg
December 10, 2021
Tommy you were a great older brother I will miss having you work with me and giving me s*** and just being around you all the time you and Mom and Grandma and Mark and everybody and Auto you guys have a great time until we meet again love you
Heather Mckinsey
December 8, 2021
Big Brother, we share so many good memories and I will forever cherish them. We all love and miss you so much.
Charles & Monika Reed
December 7, 2021
Sorry for your loss.
Bill Hensley
December 7, 2021
Tom, Was a great guy. We worked together for a long while. He had great stories and we told lies to make each other laugh. He was a good person to be around. He will be missed.
Brian & Tami
December 7, 2021
Brother we are missing you so much. I remember all the good times we shared. You are in a better place. Just remember we love you dearly. Till we meet again.
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