Norma Gardner

Ms. Norma Gardner

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Ms. Norma Jean Gardner, age 77, will be held 3:00 pm on Friday October 4, 2024, at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jody Padgett officiating.  Ms. Gardner entered into rest on Saturday September 28, 2024, at Pruitt health-- Aiken. A private Interment will be held at Pine Grove Baptist Church, Bath. She was the beloved daughter of the late Mr. Ralph Gardner and the late Mrs. Donaleen Price. She was a native of Cowpens, SC, but had made the Aiken area her home for the last 70 years. Ms. Gardner was of the Baptist faith and a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. She was a waitress for years at several restaurants in Graniteville and had worked for Coca Cola-Augusta for five years as an assembly line worker. Her hobbies included spending time with her family and doing her crossword puzzles. Survivors include: two daughters Tonya (Bob) Caldon, Aiken, and Valorie (Brand) Gracey, Lincolnton, GA; two brothers Roger Gardner, Edgefield, and Hamp Gardner, Stiefeltown; two sisters Katie Blackmon, North Augusta, and Lucy Powell, Graniteville; eight grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter Donna Lee. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to the Alzheimers Associations at https://www.alz.org/. A visitation with the family will take place following the service at COLE FUNERAL HOME 1544 UNIVERSITY PKWY (118 BYPASS) AIKEN, SC 29801 803-648-7175. Please sign the online registry at www.colefuneralhomeinc.net.