(KG) Mr. Kenneth Elroy Gardner "KG" was born September 10, 1963 in Gulfport, MS to the late Mr. Leroy Gardner and Mrs. Essie Lee Gardner of Gulfport, MS. Kenneth was educated in the Long Beach School system. Upon finishing his education, Kenneth went to work as a Longshoreman for the Port of Gulfport Local #1303. For more than 38 years, his duties included checker of shed #50 along with various boats and other activities.

(KG) In his spare time, Kenneth played some of the best music at his father's club, Gardner's Place. He was the local Disc Jockey (DJ KG). Kenneth Gardner was also a member of Cathedral of Christ Ministry, where he served under the leadership of Pastor, Darryl Hall. On March 27, 2004, Kenneth married his devout wife, Mrs. Ericka Nichole Gardner. Their union spread across the span of 15 long and loving years.

(KG) Kenneth was a compassionate, caring, and well respected man in the community. He also had a big heart and was devoted to the betterment of those around him. Kenneth Gardner trusted God fervently with his life and on March 28, 2019 at 7:31 AM, God called him home, after celebrating his anniversary with his wife on March 27, 2019. He will truly be missed by all.

(KG) Kenneth is preceded in death by both parents, Mr. Leroy Gardner and Mrs. Essie Lee Gardner; one brother, Henry Louis Sands; grandparents, Mr. Sam Gardner & Mrs. Annie Gardner, Mr. Abraham Stokes & Mrs. Laversa Stokes; three aunts, Mae Glory Stokes, Minnie Lee Graves, Shirley Mae Gardner; six uncles, Johnnie Gardner, Ozzie Lee Gardner, James Gardner, S.A. Gardner, Lawrence Gardner and Abraham Graves.

(KG) Kenneth leaves, not to mourn, but to celebrate the life he so gracefully lived, his wife, Mrs. Ericka Nichole Gardner, Gulfport, MS; one son, Trent Royel Callahan, Houston, TX; a son whom he reared and nurtured as his own, Nigel George, Gulfport, MS; a daughter whom he reared and nurtured, Acayshia (Steven) Washington, San Antonio, TX; one god-son, Lawrence Christopher Gardner, Jr.; three brothers, Roy Lee (Gloria) Gardner, Covington, LA, Lawrence Christopher (Patricia) Gardner, Gulfport, MS, Felix Leroy Gardner, Gulfport, MS; three sisters, Denise Stotts, New Auburn, NY, Monica Butler, Ellenwood, GA, Amelia Seymore, Gulfport, MS; seven nieces, Phyllisia Moore, Phyllis (Eddie) Parish, Zaniya Conley, Crystal Woulard, all of Gulfport, MS, Vashayla Butler, Memphis, TN; Tara Sands, Angie Bogan, both of Gulfport, MS; nine nephews, Derrick (Rebecca) Woulard, Damion Woulard, all of Gulfport, MS, Phillip (Gina) Moore, Houston, TX, Louis (Rhonda) Moore, Felix Rankin, Michael Simmons, Kenneth Brock, all of Gulfport, MS, Tramaine Brock, San Bernardino, CA; an uncle, Julious Graves, Mount Olive, MS; three aunts, Jessie "Sally" Turner, Gulfport, MS, Mertis Gardner, Detroit, MI, Mynyon Graves, Mount Olive, MS; his mother-in-law, Johnnie Ruth Conley, Grenada, MS and a host of great uncles, great aunts, cousins, great nieces, great nephews and other special relatives and friends.

"I'm the smartest man in the world, not only in American,
but some foreign countries" & "Often imitated, but never duplicated"
"Cause I'm the original K to the G! "