- Delta, Utah cattle rancher
Hyrum Ozro Gardner was born 17 February 1862 in Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States to Robert Gardner (1819-1906) and Jane McKeown (1823-1904) and died 8 January 1943 Delta, Millard County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. He married Maryette Snow (1863-1942) 28 December 1883 in St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States.
Obituary
Millard County Chronicle - 1/14/1943 H.O. GARDNER DIES AT HIS HOME IN DELTA
Hyrum Ozro Gardner, father of ex-mayor Archie O. Gardner, died at his home in Delta at the age of 80, Friday from heart attack. He was born in Mill Creek in 1862, a son of Robert and Jane McKeown Gardner and moved to St. George with his parents when a youth and from there to Pine Valley. He married Maryetta Snow in 1883.
He lived for a while in Provo where his children went to school and later came to Delta where for years he had been a successful stockman and farmer. For many years he was a member of the Washington County school board and at the time of his death was a high priest. His wife preceded him in death about three months ago.
He is survived by four sons, Archie O. Gardner, ex-mayor and now county commissioner; Fenton S. Gardner, both of Delta; Rex Gardner of St. George and Reed S. Gardner of Berkeley, Cal.; also a daughter Margaret Gardner of Delta. There are 16 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Also six brothers and five sisters. Mr. Gardner was a man of high character and great worth. He had made a pronounced success in his life and leaves a record of which his family may well be proud.
Funeral services were held in Delta under the direction of Orvil Jeffery. Opening song "Abide with Me" by the Delta First Ward Choir; opening prayer by Bishop Anthony Stephenson; song "Oh My Father" by the choir; address by M. Ward Moody; violin solo by Norma Hannifin, accompanied by Norma Wright; address by Wayne Gardner of St. George, solo by Ladd Cropper, accompanied by May Cropper; address by James Steele; remarks by Orvil Jeffery; closing song "Behold Tis Even Tide" by the choir; closing prayer by John I. Pratt. Burial was at the Delta cemetery and Bishop Malin Cox dedicated the grave.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Cora Gardner (1884-1886) | |||
| Archie Ozro Gardner (1887-1967) | |||
| Levi S Gardner (1889-1889) | |||
| Margaret Gardner (1890-1975) | |||
| Rex Gardner (1893-1978) | 1 October 1893 Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah, United States | 2 May 1978 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | Nettie Whitehead (1895-1978) |
| Fenton Snow Gardner (1896-1967) | |||
| Reed Snow Gardner (1900-1983) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Robert Rierson Gardner (1841-1847) | |||
| Mary Jane Gardner (1843-1929) | |||
| Margaret Gardner (1844-1930) | |||
| William Gardner (1846-1932) | 22 May 1846 Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States | 4 February 1932 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Mary Almeda Burgess (1849-1881) Mary Jane Thomas (1852-1926) |
| Sarah Gardner (1848-1931) | |||
| Elizabeth Gardner (1851-1938) | |||
| James Gardner (1853-1926) | |||
| Thomas Henry Gardner (1855-19400 | |||
| Reuben Gardner (1857-1945) | |||
| Jane Callendar Gardner (1859-1864) | |||
| Hyrum Ozro Gardner (1862-1943) | 17 February 1862 Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | 8 January 1943 Delta, Millard County, Utah, United States | Maryette Snow (1863-1942) |
| Baby McKeown Gardner (1864-1864) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ann Gardner (1859-1955) | |||
| Laura Althea Gardner (1861-1925) | |||
| Erastus Gardner (1863-1863) | |||
| Archibald Eugene Gardner (1864-1946) | |||
| Ella Carr Gardner (1866-1943) | |||
| Nathaniel Gardner (1869-1952) | |||
| Richard Carr Gardner (1872-1872) | |||
| Maud Gardner (1876-1953) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Alice Gardner (1865-1954) | 8 June 1865 Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah, United States | 14 December 1954 Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States | Jeter Snow (1855-1936) |
| George Cannon Gardner (1868-1942) | 10 January 1868 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 12 December 1942 McGill, White Pine County, Nevada, United States | Sarah Isabella Forsyth (1877-1961) |
| Franklin Cannon Gardner (1869-1869) | |||
| Lizzie Cannon Gardner (1870-1898) | |||
| Susan Leanora Cannon Gardner (1873-1879) | |||
| David Cannon Gardner (1875-1941) | |||
| Rhoda Ann Gardner (1878-1967) | |||
| Leonora Emma Cannon Gardner (1880-1898) | |||
| Angus Cannon Gardner (1882-1957) | |||
Residences
See Also
Delta Gravestone
- Location : Delta Cemetery (Utah), Millard County, Utah
- Hyrum Gardner at Find A Grave
See Also
- Hyrum Gardner
- Gardner in Millard County, Utah