Fay Gardiner

Services for Fay Gardiner, 93, of Canadian, TX formerly of Beaver, OK will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church in Beaver, OK with Rev. Monte Kreis, officiating. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery in Beaver, OK under the direction of Hughs Funeral Home of Canadian, TX. Mrs. Gardiner died Friday, February 3, 2006 in Canadian, TX. She was born on August 3, 1912 in Texmo, OK to the late Mr. Charles Fisher and Mrs. Ora Mae Brown Fisher. She was a graduate of Moorewood High School in Moorewood, OK. She then went on to complete a business course at Drahams Business College in Elk City, OK. She married Hagen Gardiner on June 11, 1933 in Elk City, OK. He preceded her in death on May 7, 1980. While living in Elk City, OK she worked at the First National Bank. Her family moved to Turpin, OK where they lived for about 13 years before moving to Beaver, OK in 1955. Fay joined the Baptist Church at an early age and later joined the Methodist Church at Turpin, OK. Upon moving to Beaver, OK she transferred her membership to the First United Methodist Church and was the financial secretary for a number of years. Fay worked at the Bank of Beaver City for over 20 years where she met the public on a daily basis and was an integral part of the bank’s operations. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Martha’s Circle and the Eastern Star. She moved to Canadian, TX to be close to her son in April of 2002. She was preceded in death by one son, Homer Gardiner on January 29, 2006, one granddaughter, Cristen Gardiner on June 11, 1981. She is survived by two sons, Cliff Gardiner and wife Maggie of Lakewood, CO; Mike Gardiner and wife Deana of Canadian, TX; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Gardiner of Monticello, IN; ten grandchildren, Allen Gardiner and Chad Gardiner both of Frisco, TX; Tra Johnson of Burleson, TX; Stacy Hunzeker of Buda, TX; Brandon Johnson of Houston, TX; Steve Taylor of Midwest City, OK; Jon Gardiner, Chuck Gardiner and Tom Keehen all of Bolingbrook, IL; Kim Crain of Naperville, IL and eleven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the First United Methodist Church, 201 Ave. F, Beaver, OK 73932.