Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann Gardner, age 83, of Dover, died Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at her home. She was born November 10, 1942, in New Milford, Connecticut to Albert and Ina Mae Churchill Siminotti.
She was a member of the Central Presbyterian Church, P.E.O. Chapter CC and life member of JA. After finishing high school, she moved to Washington D.C., where she worked for the U. S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee with Senator William Fulbright. She and Senator Fulbright traveled to many foreign countries with President Richard Nixon on Air Force One. At Arkansas Tech University, she was the administrative assistant to the President, Dr. Robert Brown, was a secretary of the Board of Trustees and was a sponsor for Delta Zeta Sorority.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, George Truitt Miner and Richard “Dick” Gardner; and seven brothers, Wendell, Vernon, Byron, Roland, Ronald, Donald and Terry Clark.
Survivors include her beloved partner, Bill Saxton.
The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Central Presbyterian Church in Russellville with Mr. Ken Coker officiating and burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Russellville, under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, at the funeral home and following the service the next day at the church.
Online guestbook and condolences available at www.shinnfuneral.com.
