Oliver Max Gardner, IV

1968 - 2005  (37 years)

• Name	Oliver Max Gardner
  Suffix	IV
  Born	1968
  Gender	Male
  Cemetery	Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  Died	24 Apr 2005	Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, NC
  Obituary	25 Apr 2005
  	Shelby Star
  	SHELBY Mr. O. Max Gardner IV, 37, of 1780 New House Road, Shelby, died Sunday, April 24, 2005, at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was born in Cleveland County and was a 1986 graduate of Shelby High School. He attended Appalachian State University and UNC-Chapel Hill. He was chief legal assistant in the Law Offices of O. Max Gardner III and was director of the O. Max Gardner Foundation Inc. Max was a devoted son, loving husband and caring friend. His passion in life centered on his law work and family, especially playing with his son Ollie. His interest in researching his family history expressed his deep devotion and loyalty to his family roots. Max was a strong advocate of consumer and minority rights and was an integral part of his fathers success. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, O. Max Gardner Jr. and Sara Mull Gardner; great-grandparents, Gov. O. Max Gardner and Fay Webb Gardner; and maternal grandparents, Zane and Hazel Huffstetler. He is survived by his father, O. Max Gardner III, and stepmother, Victoria Harwell Gardner, of Shelby; mother, Janet Huffstetler of Chapel Hill; father- and mother-in-law, Don and Cora Petty of Shelby; his wife of 9 years, Allyson Petty Gardner of the home; son, Oliver Ollie Perry Gardner II, 5, of the home; stepdaughters, Emily and Caralei; brother, Ralph Webb Gardner II, of Chapel Hill; sister, Sarah Gardner Naftolin and husband Josh of Raleigh; and a nephew, Zane Naftolin of Raleigh. A graveside service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Gardner Family Gravesite in Sunset Cemetery with the Rev. Joel Dale and Dr. Nancy Petty officiating. The family will receive visitors Monday evening from 6 until 8 at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to The O. Max Gardner Award Trust, in care of Mr. Bart Corgnati, secretary of the University of North Carolina, P.O. Box 2688, Chapel Hill, NC 27515.
  Person ID	I5925	myfamilytree
  Last Modified	20 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Oliver Max Gardner, III
  Mother	Janet Huffststler
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F4064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Allyson Petty
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Oliver Pery Gardner, II,   b. 2000  (Age 24 years)
  Last Modified	20 May 2022
  Family ID	F4065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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