LaVerne (Pierce) Gardner 1903-1985  
Categories: Battle Creek, Michigan, Fouke, Arkansas, Humboldt, Nebraska, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 208, No 3, p 34, Mar., 1986.
  LaVerne Pierce Gardner, daughter of Janes Newton and Enniettie Babcock Pierce, was born March 16, 1903, in Humboldt, Nebraska, and died August 31, 1985, in Houston, Texas.
  In December 1904, she moved with her parents to Fouke, Arkansas, where she received her early education.   In 1922, she entered the School of Nursing, Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan, from which she received her diploma in Hydrotherapy-Massage, a profession which she pursued throughout her life.
  In June 1925, she married Marvin E. Gardiner, a Methodist Minister, who survives her.   She is also survived by three sons: Marvin E. Gardner, Jr., Dallas, Texas; James Gardner and Gary Gardner, Houston, Texas; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; two sisters - Mrs. Bernice Flanagan and Mrs. Oma Seager, Little Rock,. Arkansas; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
  Memorial services were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Ronald D. Pogue, in Houston, Texas.