Nola Nyjo "Jo" (Brown) Gardner, age 93 of Columbus, Ohio and formerly of New Market, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Worthington Christian Village in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Crawfordsville on September 1, 1927 to the late Leola (Zachary) Brown and William Brown.

Jo attended Crawfordsville High School and on December 8, 1946 she married the love of her life, Kenneth Earl Gardner, who preceded her in death on January 10, 2020. She owned and operated Gardner's Flower Shop in New Market.

She is survived by her daughers, Valerie (John) LaSell of Ramsey, MN, and Dena (Jim) Martin of Cumming, GA; her son, Ken (Sharon) Gardner of Lewis Center, OH; five grandchildren, Brandon LaSell, Justin Martin, Lauren France, Brittany Gardner, and Veronica Gardner; one great granddaughter, Lilah LaSell.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth; granddaughter, Kayla LaSell; a grandson, Joshua Gardner; and six siblings, Geneva Conkright, Carcie Brown, Ivanell Fleenor, Nyoda Wade, LaVonda Brown, and William Brown.

Since Nola passed away at the height of the Covid pandemic, the family only had a private graveside service at that time.  The family would like to invite everyone to Nola’s memorial service at Sanders Priebe Funeral Care, 315 S Washington St, in Crawfordsville on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 3:00pm, with a visitation an hour prior.  Share memories and condolences online at www.sandersfuneralcare.com