J. Leroy Gardner

J. Leroy Gardner, 69, of Monterey, died Thursday evening, September 15, 1994 in the Bath County Community Hospital.

He was born March 6, 1925 in Mustoe and was the son of Hampton Bruce and Jemima Jane (Stalnaker) Gardner.

He was a member of Victory Chapel Advent Christian Church and was a veteran of World War II.

He is survived by five brothers, Arlin of Mustoe, Melvin of Baltimore, Delmar and Harper, both of Gulfport, FL and Julian Gardner of Clearwater, FL; one sister, Violet Lindsay of Monterey; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Obaugh Funeral Home by the Rev. David Rose, burial will follow in the Gardner Family Cemetery in Mustoe.

Active pallbearers will be nephews.

Friends may call at the home of Violet Lindsay and at anytime at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Highland Rescue Squad, PO Box 268, Monterey, Va. 24465.