On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, Joe (J.W.) Gardner swapped time for eternity and entered into an everlasting peace with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Joe (J.W.) Garner leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 46 years Patricia Gardner; two sons, two daughters, four grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Shilo Missionary Baptist Church with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Gabriel Funeral Home.