Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMildred Alexina Gardner 
Birth14 Jan 1915, Rowan County, NC
Death8 Nov 2007, Willowbrook Health Care, Yadkinville, Yadkin County, NC
Burial10 Nov 2007, Shiloh Reformed Church Cemetery, Faith, Rowan County, NC
FatherClifton Truesdale Marcellus “C.T.” Gardner (1893-1954)
MotherClara Belle “Mollie” Gantt (1891-1979)
Spouses
Birth24 Apr 1912
Death22 Jul 1966
BurialShiloh Reformed Church Cemetery, Faith, Rowan County, NC
FatherThomas Mortimer Byrd (1875-1942)
MotherEmma Frances Morgan (1885-1967)
Marriage9 Apr 1932
ChildrenLarry Donald (1936-2019)
Clifton Thomas (1938-)
Mildred Gardner “Dolly“ (1945-)
Notes for Mildred Alexina Gardner
Mildred Gardner Byrd
SALISBURY - Mildred Alexina Gardner Byrd, formerly of Faith Road, Salisbury, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Willowbrook Health Care, Yadkinville.
Born Jan. 14, 1915, in Rowan County, Mrs. Byrd was a daughter of the late Clifton T. and Clara Gantt Gardner of Faith. A graduate of Granite Quarry High School, she received a nursing degree from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
Mrs. Byrd was previously an office nurse for Dr. Fred Spencer and Dr. Ira Wentz, both in Salisbury; a staff nurse at Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury and Columbia, S.C.; and a staff nurse at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., and at the Military Officers Home in McLean, Va.
She was a former member of Shiloh Reformed Church in Faith; a member of First Presbyterian Church, Salisbury; a former member of Order of the Eastern Star 117 in Salisbury; a former member of Women's Club, Granite Quarry; and past president of Rowan County Heart Association.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Thomas Byrd; grandchild Syble Lynn Byrd Shirley; sisters Leona Gardner Safrit and Betty Gardner Smith; and brother Warren Gantt Gardner.
Surviving are her children, Larry Donald Byrd, Buford, Ga., Clifton Thomas Byrd, Blythewood, S.C., and Mildred (Dolly) Gardner Byrd Urdanick, Mocksville; grandchildren Donald Andrew Byrd and Renee Byrd-Lewis of Buford, Ga., and Elizabeth K. Byrd, Greenville; great-grandchildren Will Lewis and Alex Lewis of Buford, Ga., Jennifer Shirley Halligan, Houston, Tex., and Roy Gaskins and Stephana Manning of Greenville; and sister Juanita Gardner Somers of Faith.
Graveside Service and Visitation: 2 p.m. Saturday, Shiloh Reformed Church Cemetery, Cemetery Street, Faith, with the Rev. Jimmy Lancaster officiating. Visitation will follow the service.
Memorials: Humane Society of Davie County, P.O. Box 153, Mocksville, NC 27028.
Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Byrd family.
Salisbury Post, 9 Nov 2007
SALISBURY - Mildred Alexina Gardner Byrd, formerly of Faith Road, Salisbury, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Willowbrook Health Care, Yadkinville.
Born Jan. 14, 1915, in Rowan County, Mrs. Byrd was a daughter of the late Clifton T. and Clara Gantt Gardner of Faith. A graduate of Granite Quarry High School, she received a nursing degree from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
Mrs. Byrd was previously an office nurse for Dr. Fred Spencer and Dr. Ira Wentz, both in Salisbury; a staff nurse at Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury and Columbia, S.C.; and a staff nurse at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., and at the Military Officers Home in McLean, Va.
She was a former member of Shiloh Reformed Church in Faith; a member of First Presbyterian Church, Salisbury; a former member of Order of the Eastern Star 117 in Salisbury; a former member of Women's Club, Granite Quarry; and past president of Rowan County Heart Association.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Thomas Byrd; grandchild Syble Lynn Byrd Shirley; sisters Leona Gardner Safrit and Betty Gardner Smith; and brother Warren Gantt Gardner.
Surviving are her children, Larry Donald Byrd, Buford, Ga., Clifton Thomas Byrd, Blythewood, S.C., and Mildred (Dolly) Gardner Byrd Urdanick, Mocksville; grandchildren Donald Andrew Byrd and Renee Byrd-Lewis of Buford, Ga., and Elizabeth K. Byrd, Greenville; great-grandchildren Will Lewis and Alex Lewis of Buford, Ga., Jennifer Shirley Halligan, Houston, Tex., and Roy Gaskins and Stephana Manning of Greenville; and sister Juanita Gardner Somers of Faith.
Graveside Service and Visitation: 2 p.m. Saturday, Shiloh Reformed Church Cemetery, Cemetery Street, Faith, with the Rev. Jimmy Lancaster officiating. Visitation will follow the service.
Memorials: Humane Society of Davie County, P.O. Box 153, Mocksville, NC 27028.
Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Byrd family.
Salisbury Post, 9 Nov 2007