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Levi
Elwood Gardner
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[June 10, 2021]
CARLINVILLE
- Levi Elwood Gardner, 91, of Carlinville, formerly of Lincoln
and New Holland, passed Sunday, June 6, 2021 at Heritage Healthcare
in Carlinville. |
Visitation:
11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home
Service:
1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Levi Elwood Gardner 91, of
Carlinville, formerly of Lincoln and New Holland,
passed Sunday, June 6, 2021 at Heritage Healthcare
in Carlinville.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m.
with burial in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.
Levi was born in Alicia, AK. November 2, 1929, the
son of Bob and Martha (Wilson) Gardner.
He enjoyed fishing, spending time on the water at
the Illinois river, gardening, and small engine
repair. He was formerly a farmhand for several area
farmers. Family was the most important thing to
Levi. He had an infectious personality and made
friends wherever he went. He will be missed by
all who knew and loved him.
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He was preceded in death by his wife Ann, daughter Edie, four
brothers and two sisters.
Levi is survived by daughters Jean (Steve) Thompson, Beth (SJay) Stewart, and
Lynn Gardner; son Dan Gardner; sister Verneal Risner; grandchildren: Josh
Thompson (Rosa), Pete Thompson (Sara), Deana Jones (Ed), Amy Weidhuner (Scott),
Angela Gardner, and Eric Gardner; 10 great grandchildren; dear friends Diana
Wesbrook and Tammy Wyatt; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the family or to the Carlinville Area Hospital
for future beautification of the walking trail.
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