Gladys Gardner Died On April 4, 2001 Gladys Irene Gardner, 96, Nevada, MO, passed away Wednesday morning, April 4, 2001, at Christian Health Care in Nevada following a lengthy illness. She was born March 6, 1905, in Centralia, MO, to Percy A. Patton and Cora L. Hill Patton. She married George N. Gardner on November 11, 1937, in Chanute, KS. He preceded her in death on October 26, 1950. Mrs. Gardner worked for Southwestern Bell for 35 years. She spent most of her life in Southeast Kansas. In 1990, she moved to this area and spent the remainder of her life here. Survivors include six nieces, Ann DePoy, Pittsburg, KS, Winnie Cook, Prairie Village, KS, Phyllis Stites, Parkville, MO, Marjorie Whitmire, and Jackie Hardy, both of Sheldon, MO, and Billie Hultin, Sarasota, FL; three nephews, Doug Patton, Georgia, Jim Ross, Longview, TX, and Dell Dienst, Albuquerque, NM. Committal services will be Thursday, April 12, 2001, at 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, Chanute, KS. Local arrangements are by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, MO.