Gardner, William Howard

1940 - 1966  (26 years)

• Name	Gardner, William Howard
  		William Howard Gardner (1940-1966)
  Birth	2 Jan 1940	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GARD.W002
  _FGRAVE	17873478
  Funeral	Weber Funeral Home, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	United States Army  [2]
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Emblem Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  Death	16 May 1966	Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	William H. Gardner of Edwardsville died at Rosewood Care Center, Edwardsville, IL. Mr. Gardner was born in Olney, IL, the son of Howard and Corda Mae Wickham Gardner of Clay City. He married Carol Ebert in 1969. He was an assistant to the Chancellor of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. Associated with the University since 1969 he had been an instructor in economics and held several administrative positions in the School of Business and central administration. He was a U. S. Army veteran, a member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Southern Illinois, Clay City Lodge #488 AF & AM, Member of Ainad Temple and the American Legion Post #435, Glen Carbon. Funeral services were at Weber Funeral Home in Edwardsville. Burial in Clay city Cemetery with Rev. Brad Harris officiating.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I27939	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Gardner, Howard Charles,   b. 14 Apr 1914, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee d. 17 Mar 1997, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Wickham, Corda Mae,   b. 29 Sep 1918   d. 10 Jun 2001 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F9799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ebert, Carol
  Family ID	F11962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Jan 1940 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - - Weber Funeral Home, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois Death - 16 May 1966 - Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Gardner, William H.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8069] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gardner, William H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17873478) (Reliability: 2). [S8070] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gardner, William H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17873478/william_howard-gardner) (Reliability: 2). [S16772] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gardner, William H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17873478/william_howard-gardner) (Reliability: 2). [S6063] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gardner, Howard C. and Corda Mae, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18185755/howard-charles-gardner) (Reliability: 2).