SMYRNA – Gladys Marie (Welch) Gardner, 90, died July 7, 2004, at Houlton. She was born April 12, 1914, in Bridgewater, the daughter of the late Walter and I. Zella (Dickinson) Welch. She attended Bridgewater schools, married William Gardner of South Glastonbury in 1933, and spent the next 11 years there, before moving back to farm in Robinson. She moved to Houlton in 1954, and worked at Madigan Hospital. She loved to garden and enjoyed many pets in her retirement at her home in Smyrna. She was predeceased by a son, John Luke Gardner of Robinson; a sister, Madeline Force (Welch) Bradstreet of Bridgewater and Nipomo, Calif.; and a niece, Carol Cameron of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. She is survived by a brother, Max Welch of Santa Maria, Calif.; sister, Theresa Cameron of Houlton; a son, Forest Samuel Gardner of Downey; daughters, Sally Prosser and Marie Wamboldt of Smyrna; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; nine nieces and nephews; and a very special cousin, Vilda Adams of Houlton. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Bowers Funeral Home, 10 Water St., Houlton, where funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Andy Harthorne officiating. Interment will be in the Smith Cemetery in Bridgewater. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may donate to the Salvation Army or to Madigan Estates, care of Bowers Funeral Home, P.O. Box 579, Houlton, ME 04730.
GLADYS MARIE (WELCH) GARDNER
