PORTLAND – Charlotte Erva Gardner, nee Davis, 86, of Gray, died Sunday, Aug. 1.

Born in Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of George P. and Erva England Powles Davis, she attended schools on Long Island, N.Y., and graduated from Hofstra University.

She married George “Tim” Gardner, who died early in the marriage. She then married F.R. Linsenmeir.

She spent summers in Maine, with her parents on a camp on Crystal Lake since she was a child. The early childhood swimming experiences created a foundation for her to become one of the beautiful young ladies who performed synchronized swimming at the Aquatic Center at Jones Beach on Long Island.

Upon graduating from Hofstra University while living on Long Island, she owned and operated George B. Gardner & Sons Memorials and a sand blasting company which did a lot for work Grumman Air Craft. While living on Long Island she belonged to the Garden City Country Club.

In 1975, she moved to Maine, to retire and became and active member of her childhood community. She served on several town committees, Gray Water District, Gray Animal Farm and belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star, Maine State Parade, First Congregational Church of Gray and the Hofstra Alumni Association. She was an avid bridge player, golfer, bowler and was an Eagle Scout. Her love and passion were her flowers and gardens.

She is survived by her beloved children, Tim Gardner II, of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Erva Louise England Linsenmeir Gardner, of Gray; three grandchildren, Britt Marie Gardner, Timothy Ryan Gardner and Jayme Lynn Gardner, and great-grandson, Dylan Ryan Gardner, all of Mission Viejo, Calif.