Shelby Jean Gardner Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Shelby Jean Gardner of Thomasville, North Carolina, who passed away on August 1, 2024, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Shelby Jean Gardner to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Shelby may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Johnny M. Gardner and Kate Swing Gardner; her husband Wayne Messer; her children, Todd Franklin Gardner and Katie Sue Gardner; and her siblings, Bobby Gardner, Johnny Gardner, Ann Gardner and Pat Gardner.
She is survived by: her grandson Shane F. Gardner; her great grandchild Justice Gardner; and her niece Angie Hege.
