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Show Ofoitllciry Review - Wednea Louis Samuel Gardner Louis Samuel Gardner, 79, of 1 indon, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 1983 at the Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. He was born May 22, 1904 in Hannibal, Missouri a son of George and Annie Elizabeth Tucker Baumgardner. He married Norma Hansen December 2.'!, 1935 in liovelock, Nevada. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Iako LDS Temple. He was an honor graduate of the University of Missouri and later took a graduate degree in geology at Yale University. He joined the United States Geological Survey and rose to be head of the USGA office in Montana and later in New Mexico. He accepted foreign assignments in the Republic of Haiti, The I lashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Kingdom of Thailand. He was author of many professional papers on geology, some of which have been cited in textbooks as models of clear scientific writing. He was an officer in the 77th Meld Artillery. Following his retirement he lived in Pleasant Grove and later moved to Ijndon. He served as President of the Pleasant Grove Kiwanis Club. He was a convert to the LDS Church in 1907. and served in the Boy Scout leadership and as a member of the Sunday School Presi- . dency. Survivors include his widow, Undon; three sons: Stephen L. gardner, Nacogdoches, Texas; James L. Gardner, Lindon; Douglas H. Gardner, lafayette, Iwisiana; 4 grandchildren; a sister, Nellie Botaw, Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Olpin Family Mortuary, 500 South at 300 East, Pleasant Grove, where friends may call Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. or Saturday one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery. LOUIS S. GARDNER |