Kaye Gardner

Kaye Elaine Gardner

Kaye Elaine Gardner, 67, died of natural causes at her home on Sunday, November 18, 2012. She was born in Baton Rouge, LA, while her father was serving in the Army Corp of Engineers. Kaye was a 1963 graduate of Roswell High and earned a degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona.

In early adulthood, Kaye was an outgoing free spirit, bringing out the best in others. Kaye lived on both the east and west coasts of the US and spent eight years in Paris, France.

Kaye returned to live in Roswell in 1988 and was a companion to her mother, Geneva Bruin Gardner, who preceded her in death in the spring of this year. Her father, Thomas Louis Gardner, Jr., passed away in 1964.

She is survived by her three sisters, Mary Gardner, Nancy Gardner, Sally Gardner Giannini and her husband Bob nephew, Ryan Gardner Smith and his wife Katrina Tomas and their two children her niece, Jocelyn Price Smith and her husband Peter Greydanus and their soon to be daughter Uncle James L. Bruin and cousins, Jay and Barbara Bruin.

A graveside service is scheduled for 11 am on Friday, November 23, 2012, at South Park Cemetery.
Dr. Doug Mills of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Kaye will lie in state at Ballard Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, from 1:00 to 7:00 pm and on Thursday, November 22, 2012, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Roswell Symphony, 1717 W. 2nd St. 205, Roswell, NM 88201.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballardfuneralhome.com .

Visitation

Ballard Funeral Home
910 S. Main
Roswell, NM  88203
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
1:00 to 7:00 pm

Service

Graveside Service

South Park Cemetery
3101 S. Main St.
Roswell, NM  88203
Friday, November 23, 2012
11:00 am

Cemetery

South Park Cemetery
3101 S. Main St.
Roswell, NM  88203

Memorial Contributions

1717 W. 2nd Street
Roswell, NM  88201