Joan Lillian Eyeington (Gardner) , 66, loving mother, wife, and grandmother passed into eternal glory on September 27, 2023. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota on June 20, 1957, to Lorna and Thad Gardner.

Joan was an elementary school teacher for 29 years. She served in the Mission, Port Arthur, Fort Bend, and Magnolia, Texas Independent School Districts. Her love for children was most demonstrated by her service as a Special Needs Educator for the last several years prior to retirement. Her students were her world.

Joan's generous and kind heart touched many people. She also had a great love of animals and enjoyed the companionship of many household pets over the years. Most recently this included her rescue dog Rocky and house rabbit, Squiggley.

Joan is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Jim, two children, Ashley from Austin and Tyler (Missy) from New Braunfels, Texas, and four grandchildren, Finn, Rowan, Oliver, and Tillie. Joan is also survived by three siblings, Denise (Richard) Paine of Breezy Point, Mark (Yan) Gardner of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Linda (Jim) Volp of Maple Grove, Minnesota, and as well as numerous loved nieces and nephews. Joan is preceded in death by her parents Thad and Lorna (Sehlin) Gardner and sister Jacquelyn (Gardner) Peterson.

A special thanks to the ICU staff at Baylor Scott and White hospital in Marble Falls, Texas for their special care and support.

Visitation 5:00 – 7:00 pm Sunday October 8, 2023 at Crofts – Crow Funeral Home in Blanco, Texas where a rosary will be held at 7:00 pm that evening in the chapel.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am Monday, October 9, 2023 at St Ferdinand Catholic Church, 25 Main Street Blanco, TX 78606.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the House Rabbit Resource Network, P.O. Box 2381, Pflugerville, Texas 78691.