Joe C. Gardner (April 6, 1944 – February 4, 2013) was an

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politician. From Batesville, Mississippi, Gardner was a Vietnam War era veteran and a hospital chaplain at Tri Lakes Hospital. Gardner served in the

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for District 11, as a

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, from 2007 until his death.OurCampaigns.com-Joe Garner-Mississippi House of Representatives
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Church. Gardner served in United States Army and retired from the Mississippi Army National Guard. He was a commander and charter member of

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Post 12121. He was the pastor of Greater Concord Missionary Baptist Church west of Batesville. He owned a commercial truck driving school, and was a trustee on the South Panola School Board.

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* 1944 births 2013 deaths African-American Baptist ministers People from Batesville, Mississippi Mississippi National Guard personnel School board members in Mississippi Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives United States Army soldiers 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people {{Mississippi-politician-stub