Violet V. Gardner, age 88, of Marion passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014, at 11:46 a.m. in the Heartland of Marion.
She was born on April 7, 1926 in Marion, Ohio to the late Lily Ruth Gardner Kinnamon.
Violet was employed as a waitress in various restaurants throughout Marion before her retirement.
The lifelong Marion resident is survived by 2 sons; Alan Wayne (Terri) Gardner of Marion, Oh. & Vincent Ray (Chris) Gardner of Bucyrus, Oh., 4 sisters; Mickey Mertz of Scanectiny, N.Y., Myrtle Hartsook of Westerville, Oh., Sandra Kinnamon of Easton, Md., & Linda Sue Moore of London, Ky., 5 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 1 son; Bruce Douglas Gardner, 2 brothers; Richard LeRoy Kinnamon & Hugh M. Kinnamon, and 1 great grandson.
Friends may call at the Boyd-Born Funeral Home on Monday, December 29, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. until service time at 2:00 p.m. Monday. Pastor Glory Geib will be officiating and burial will follow in the Marion Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice in Violet’s name. Online condolences can be sent to www.boydbornfuneralhome.com