Jeffry Alan Gardner

Jeffry Alan Gardner, age 54, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Saturday June 5, 2010 at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jeffry was born on January 12, 1956 to the parents of Ellsworth and Wanona Mae (Merryfield) Gardner in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was a 1974 graduate of Chillicothe High School in Chillicothe, Missouri and a 1989 graduate from William Jewel College in Liberty, Missouri with a B.S. in Psycology. He made his home in Chillicothe, Missouri since 1985. He previously lived in Omaha, Nebraska, and then Kansas City, Missouri. On June 12, 1982, he married Deborah K. Herring in Braymer, Missouri. She survives of the home. Jeffry worked as a general manager for Burdg Dunham Construction in Hamilton, Missouri for 6 years. Jeffry attended Calvary Baptist Church in Chillicothe, Missouri. He is survived by his wife, his parents, four sons, Ryan and daughter-in-law DeAnn Gardner of Chillicothe, Missouri, Aaron, Brett, and Taylor Gardner of the home, two sisters, Debbie and brother-in-law Richard Evans of Utica, Missouri, Susan and brother-in-law Bruce Lindley of Odessa, Texas, one grandchild Brendan Gardner of Chillicothe, Missouri, a father-in-law Henry Herring of Braymer, Missouri, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law Leona Herring of Braymer, Missouri.