He was born Jan. 22, 1952 in Marked Tree. He was a farmer and a member of the Pentecostal Faith Church.
Survivors include daughters: Linda Sue Gardner of Jonesboro, Melissa Humphrey of Marked Tree and Misty Lynn Gardner of Jackson, Tenn.; one son, Jeremy Burns of St. Louis, Mo.; three sisters: Geraldine Trap of Pine Bluff, Lois Lebrun of Oak Grove, La., and Susie Verner of Pine Bluff; two brothers: Louis Gardner of Payneway and J.W. Gardner of Tatum, Texas; and one special friend, Mary Playford of Garnish, Miss.


