Shirley LaVerta (Trolinger) Gardner passed away peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 29, 2024. She was born on Jan. 21, 1937, in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Durward Ross and Loleta Salome (Martin) Trolinger. She was the oldest of three daughters.
She married Lawrence Vernon Gardner on June 25, 1954, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They went on to have four children: Loleta (Gardner) Petty, Charlene (Gardner) Little, Vernon Gardner, and Leland Gardner, all of Creswell.…
