Myron F. Gardner Sr.

Myron F. Gardner, Sr., 93, of Scottsboro passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at Huntsville Hospital surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3:00pm on Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church of Scottsboro with Dr. Steven A. Screws officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:30pm at the First United Methodist Church. Mr. Gardner was born in Dennis, Mississippi and moved to Scottsboro in 1929. He has been a local oil distributor for Gardner Oil Company for 66 years and attended work at his beloved oil plant every day until just recently. He graduated from Jackson County High School and attended Birmingham Southern College. He entered the U.S. Army in 1943 and served three years, spending the last 20 months in the Hawaiian Islands. He was with the Military Police Escort Guard handling prisoners of war. A Methodist since childhood, Mr. Gardner has been an active member of the First United Church of Scottsboro. He has served in every capacity of the church. He served as Finance Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Sunday School Superintendent, Church Treasurer and Chairman of Pastor Parrish. He also served on the Church Council and Pastoral Relations Committee and was instrumental in building the church now located on Broad Street. He was also very involved in building the Caldwell-Dawson Living Center. Mr. Gardner was chairman of the Scottsboro Industrial Development Board, charter member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, president of the Scottsboro Civitan Club, secretary of the local Masonic Lodge, active in the Scouting program, board member of the United Givers Fund and member of the local Red Cross. Mr. Gardner is survived by his wife, Billie Alston Gardner; son, Myron F. Gardner, Jr. and his wife Nancy Collins Gardner; daughter, Virginia Gardner Webb and her husband, Donald Edward Webb, Sr.; grandchildren, Susan Gardner Riedel (Parrish), Julie Gardner Flippo, Virginia Webb Bell (Jonathan), David Collins Gardner (Lori), Elizabeth Webb White (Shane) and Donald Edward Webb, Jr.; nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Gardner is also survived by his wife’s children, Don F. Alston (Carol) and Jim D. Alston; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mr. Gardner was preceded in death by his late wife, Ruth Butler Gardner; parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Gardner; brothers, B.T. Gardner (Anita) and Autrey Gardner (Faye). In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church Food Pantry.