Robert Gardner obituary, Death – On Thursday, a tornado wreaked havoc in Autauga County, Alabama, claiming the lives of seven people who lived there. The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office released the names of the victims of the shooting on Saturday. All of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene of the incident. The fatalities occurred in Old Kingston, which was one of the communities in Autauga County that was severely impacted by the storm. Old Kingston was also one of the locations in the state. A deadly shooting took place in the 800 block of Sandy Ridge Road, and Robert Gardner Jr., age 70, and Deanna Marie Corbin, age 59, were killed as a result of the incident. At one time in their lives, Gardner and Corbin lived together in the same house.
Both Christopher Allen Corbin Jr., age 46, and Tessa Celeste Desmet, age 21, were taken from this world in the 1000 block of Sandy Ridge Road.
Both of their lives were cut tragically short. Gardner and Corbin, who live on the 800 blocks, have connections to Corbin and Corbin Jr., who were neighbors of Desmet and Corbin Jr. when they were living in the same house. Another individual who went away on the 1000 block of Sandy Ridge Road was a woman named Carmen Cox Autery. She was 59 years old when she passed away. She had no connection to any of the other persons who had their lives cut short on the road. The body of Andrea Sue Taylor, 61 years old, was discovered early on Friday morning. She had been missing since Thursday when she was last seen in the 800 block of County Road 140. On Thursday, it was announced that she had gone missing. Solomon Antonio Smith, age 50, was discovered in the 900 block of County Road 140 and was subsequently declared dead at the site of the accident.
The entirety of Autauga County remains the primary focus of ongoing cleanup efforts. Technicians from Alabama Power and Central Alabama Electric Corporation are now working to replace damaged power poles and transformers as they restore the power supply to homes and businesses in the area. According to the early results from the National Weather Service Office, the tornado had speeds of up to 150 miles per hour and had a rating of at least an EF-3. Investigations on the storm are still being carried out. Homes in Old Kingston, Posey’s Crossroads, White City, and Marbury, as well as homes in other adjacent areas, are among those that have been damaged or destroyed.