Robert LeGrande “Bobby” GARDNER, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1912 - 1998  (86 years)

• Name	Robert LeGrande “Bobby” GARDNER  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1912	Clarendon County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	He was a Mason and a Shriner and was honored two years ago as a 60-year member of the Masons.  [11]
  MILI	He was a World War II veteran and served in the European Theater of Operations and fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a member of the 75th Infantry Division.  [11]
  Occupation	retired former manager of the Sumter Theater  [11]
  Religion	member of Trinity United Methodist Church  [11]
  _UID	82B38DC40082427CBC031186FB50C6346162
  Death	29 Nov 1998	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	2 Dec 1998	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [11]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home
  Person ID	I16977	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Nathaniel GARDNER
  Mother	Edna HODGE
  _UID	903A40EEB1294441A5B3D48D3BE050F873E6
  _UID	903A40EEB1294441A5B3D48D3BE050F873E6
  Family ID	F35772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gladys Ercelle PLAYER,   b. 16 May 1913/18, Shiloh, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 18 Dec 2006, at her residence at Covenant Place (Age 88 years)
  _UID	64F7F9EFDD7A47928FFB5791A5175505FBB8
  _UID	64F7F9EFDD7A47928FFB5791A5175505FBB8
  Children	1. Robert LeGrande GARDNER, Jr.   2. James Ferrell GARDNER, Sr.,   b. 4 Jul 1936, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 4 Apr 2010, Tuomey Healthcare System, Sumter, South Carolina (Age 73 years)   3. Mary Edna “Meg” GARDNER
  Family ID	F11817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S287] jones.ged. [S31559] Kenneth Ervin Gardner. [S32556] Kimberly Michelle Huggins. [S297] Player Family History Obtained from Robin Langley. [S4719] Lottie Gardner Bradham. [S6036] . [S1206] . [S8055] Gladys P. Gardner. [S14049] J. Ferrell Gardner. [S17482] The Player Family - Our Family Record, page 18. [S1276] Robert L. Gardner Sr.