Kevin Glenn “Tick” Gardner, 56, of Dardanelle passed peacefully Friday, August 23rd in Little Rock after a brief illness. A 1981 graduate of Atkins High School, he was employed for thirty years in the nuclear power industry and part-time ring master. He was preceded in death by his mother Bennie Gardner of Atkins and his father Billy Gardner of Kingston. He is survived by his wife Amanda of Dardanelle, two children, April Gardner of Atkins and Aaron Gardner of Pottsville, two grandchildren, Blaze Allen McKay and Ryder Glenn McKay of Atkins, three brothers, Terry Gardner of Atkins, Roger Gardner of Conway, Mike Gardner of Hot Springs and two sisters, Katrina Holland of Ward and Billie Jean Gardner of Benton. A gathering for friends and family will be held at Lemley Funeral Home in Atkins on Saturday, August 31st, from 9-11 am followed by a private family interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery at Rupert Online obituary and condolences are available at www.lemleyfuneral.com.