K. Gardner

K. Gardner's card actually is an advertisement card, nevertheless a card worthy of a bit of investigating.   From the business card that accompanies the ad card, it is known that K. Gardner is an embalmer from Tennessee.  On Ebay, February 2010, the card was listed by seller, Woodenpeglet.

Initials on documents can be brick wall in the making.  However, initial K. with surname Gardner seemed plausible to solution.

At Ancestry.com, the 1944 Nashville, TN, city directory, Kossie Gardner wife Eleanor funeral director 1511 Jefferson.  This portion matches the street address on the business card.  The city directory provided new information with the home address of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner 2707 Hefferman, Nashville, TN.
Delving a bit more into Kossie Gardner's online records, on his World War I draft registration, he states he was born May 24, 1897 in Tennessee.   On June 5, 1918, when he completed his draft registration, he resided in Pulaski County, Tennessee with his first wife, Mrs. Ever Gene Gardner.

The Tennessee marriage records his marriage to Ellen McWorter 23 Oct 1930 in Hickman County, Tennessee.
Interestingly, Kossie Gardner, Sr. may have had a son named Kossie Gardner, Jr.  Kossie Jr. was a Nashville-based organist who recorded a couple of LPs in the late 1960’s as well as doing session work. His cover of Jimi Hendrix’s "Fire" hails from his 1969 "Pipes of Blue" LP, which became a huge hit.
I'm curious to learn if the Gardner family has several of these advertising cards still in their possession.