Joe C. Gardner
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Joe C. Gardner (April 6, 1944 – February 4, 2013) was an American politician.
From Batesville, Mississippi, Gardner was a Vietnam War era veteran and a hospital chaplain at Tri Lakes Hospital. Gardner served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for District 11, as a Democrat, from 2007 until his death.[1][2] He was also the associate Pastor of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.
Gardner served in United States Army and retired from the Mississippi Army National Guard. He was a commander and charter member of Veterans of Foreign Wars 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.