Wanda Kaye Gardner

Resolution of Respect
Wanda Kaye Naylor Gardner departed this life on April 16, 2025, at the age of 80. She was a native of Johnston County, North Carolina and graduated from Meadow School. She was the daughter of the late Payton and Louise Eldridge Naylor.
Wanda was a registered radiologic technologist (RT) for 50 years, working in Johnston, Martin, and Wake counties in North Carolina. By the inspiration of the holy spirit of God, she was a firm believer in God's doctrine of sovereign and eternal grace. She was a member of Williams Primitive Baptist Church. Wanda had a beautiful singing voice that others delighted in hearing.
She is survived by her husband of almost 59 years, Elder Johnny Ray Gardner; her daughter, Scarlette Kaye Gardner; a sister, Diane Duncan; and a brother, Thomas Naylor.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service, 944 Old Knight Road, Knightdale, NC 27545, and other times at the Gardner home.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Woodlawn Cemetery, 300 Rhodes Street, Williamston, NC 27892.
Her memory will forever linger in our hearts, as well as her expressions of love for us.
With brotherly love in Christ,
Husband, Daughter, and the Williams Primitive Baptist Church Family
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