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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 6, 1993                   TAG: 9301060279
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RADFORD                                LENGTH: Short

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GARDNER, LEONARD EDWARD

GARDNER, Leonard Edward, 69, of Radford, and formerly of Floyd, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 1993 in a Roanoke hospital. He was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Edith F. Gardner, Radford; two sons, Leonard Edward Gardner Jr., and Gregory Scott Gardner, both of Radford; daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Ronald Phillips, Radford; two grandchildren, Traci and Brian Phillips, Radford; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Una and Cadell Cooper, Tucker, Ga., Martha G. Gillham, and Reba G. Rodgers, both of Williamston, N.C.; two sisters-in-law, Dot C. Gardner, and Goldie A. Gardner, both of Floyd. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Thursday, 2 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd with the Rev. William Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Sunrise Burial Park, Radford. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Improvement Capital Fund of Fairlawn Presbyterian Church.

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