Frances Hall Gardner

CANDLER, NC - Mrs. Frances Hall Gardner, 84, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 in Candler, NC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. The family will then receive friends in the church parlor. A private interment will be held in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Gardner was born in Aiken, a daughter of the late George Hall and Lila Hall Scott. She was a retired nurse, having worked for Dr. James Barham for many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church, and a member of the Truth Seekers Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Cereus Garden Club. She is survived by her daughters, Carol (Roger) Ridenour, Candler, NC, Abbie (Jimmy) Floyd, Sumter, SC; a son, Mike (Joan) Gardner, Graniteville; five grandchildren, Dave Ridenour, Russ Ridenour, Rob Ridenour, Katie Gardner, Derek Floyd; a great granddaughter, Sophie Ridenour; a sister, Pat (Mike) Gumula, Graham, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Thomas Gardner, a brother, James C. Hall and a nephew, Erik Hall. The family has requested that memorials be sent to Four Season Hospice, 571 South Allen Rd., Flat Rock, NC 28731, or First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 3157, Aiken, SC 29802 Mrs. Gardner's online guest book may be signed at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Frances Hall Gardner, please visit our flower store.