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Thomas DeWolfe "Tom" Gardner, 79, a resident of Beverly, passed from this life Friday, March 15, 2024, at Mountain Memories in Elkins. He had been a resident there for the last three years and had been in declining health.
Tom was born Saturday, June 17, 1944, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a son of the late Thomas C. Gardner and Ruth Reiman Gardner.
He married the former Mary Frances Farley, who preceded him in death July 13, 2018.
Left to cherish his memory are one brother-in-law, Mike Farley and wife, Phyllis, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; one niece, Katie Farley of Brooklyn, New York; and close friends, Ginny and Tom Royce of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Preceding Tom in death besides his parents and wife was one brother, Tim Gardner.
Tom was a graduate of the Greenbrier Military School. He was a veteran of the United States Army in 1967 and served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 until he was honorably discharged.
Tom worked at Marson Coal Company, was chief of maintenance at Davis Memorial Hospital and worked as a heavy equipment operator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 23 years until his retirement in 2005. Tom was best known for his practical jokes, his "Gardnerisms," and his generous heart. He attended the Valley Bend Presbyterian Church.
Tom's request for cremation will be honored.
The Randolph Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements for Thomas DeWolfe Gardner.
Send online condolences to the family at www.therandolphfuneralhome.com.