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Jean Starr Curtis Gardner

3/6/1940 - 10/17/2021

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Obituary For Jean Starr Curtis Gardner

Jean Starr Curtis Gardner, 81, passed away October 17, 2021. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Lorman Dubois Curtis and Elsie Keener Curtis. Jean is survived by her three children: Paula Gardner Thompson and her husband, Tommy, of Virginia Beach; John Gardner of Hanover County; and Jeffrey Gardner of Virginia Beach. Also surviving are her five grandchildren: Shane, Brad, and Phil Gardner, and Jenna and Kenny Thompson; two great-grandsons, Keller, and Otis Gardner; and her sister, Mary Ann Curtis Steuck and her husband, Mike, and son, Michael. Jean was predeceased by her many beloved dogs, and she was survived by her cherished dog, Ladybug. Jean graduated from Norview High School of Norfolk, VA in 1958. She worked for OOCL and the United States Postal Service. She retired in 2002 and moved to The Villages, FL, where she enjoyed the good life for eighteen years before returning to Hampton Roads to be near her family. Jean grew up in a Navy family and traveled and lived in many places, including Cuba. She enjoyed dancing, playing Bingo, traveling, and playing card and board games. A funeral mass will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, November 5, 2021, at Church of the Ascension, 4853 Princess Anne Rd. in Virginia Beach. The family will receive friends at the Thompson house following the service.

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  • 11/03/2021

    Becky

    Jean and I have been friends since High School. I remember her buying a baby blue convertible car. It was a beauty. We thought we were something else riding around in the car. We would go dancing a lot, something we both enjoyed. One Christmas she came to the house and we made rum balls. Dad came into the kitchen to see how we were doing. Told him just fine but he wanted to help. Dad liked to bake cakes and pies.Jean commented on how nice he was. Going to miss you girl.Love you always. Becky

  • 10/27/2021

    Paula G. Thompson

    One of my favorite memories of my mom was from our girl trip to Germany in 1997. We were staying in a hotel in the alps of Germany for part of our trip when my then 8 year old daughter, Jenna, couldn't get back into our hotel room. She had gone to get ice and our room door would not reopen upon her return. I tried everything to get the stuck door open and finally I left my mom, Jean, in the hotel room with Jenna stuck out in the hallway and I exited out the back sliding glass doors and hiked across the grounds and leaped over hedges to bring me to the outdoor restaurant seating. I sprinted pass all the curious onlookers and found an hotel employee and got him to come with me to my hotel door where I found the door now open and mom and Jenna smiling at me from inside. Glad to know they were happy while I just made a spectacle of myself as the crazy American running & jumping over hedges.

  • 10/25/2021

    Carole Thompson

    Hard to believe Jean is gone. My condolences to all the Gardner family. She got me to join her TOPS club where we both made a lot of friends. She and I would go to the Banque twice a week to two step and line dance. Fun times. When she moved to FL we would meet at our favourite restaurant Columbia in St. Augustine. Rest in peace my friend.

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