Yvonne H. Warner, 96, our beloved mom and “Nanny,” passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 15, 2025, at her home in Victor, MT. With her warmth and ever-present smile, she leaves behind a legacy of sacrificial love, kindness, and devotion to family and teaching.
Born April 30, 1929 in Greenville, SC to Louise and Charles Myron Harmon, her family soon moved to Lakeland, FL where she spoke of spending idyllic summers with her grandparents. She had an amazing memory and loved to regale us with so many stories from her childhood. A favorite was how, at nine years old, she would go door to door selling fresh chickens, offering to wring their necks and pluck their feathers if the customer provided a pot of boiling water!
She met her life-long sweetheart, Carden, at Florida Southern College. They married on Jan. 9, 1954 in Dunedin, FL and honeymooned in New Orleans enroute to their new home in Santa Barbara, CA.
Over their 53 years of marriage their adventures would take them all over the country and they would live in CA, CO, PA, TN, AZ and FL, but they finally came back to their favorite, Montana, and eventually found their little dream ranch in Victor where they settled down.
Mom dedicated her life to teaching. She was an amazing first and second grade teacher for many years and then decided to have a preschool in her home in Lolo, before retiring to their ranch.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters (Mary and Lois), her brother Charles, husband Carden F Warner II, and her youngest son, Christopher.
She is survived by daughters, Linda Green (Jim) of Victor, Darlene Richards (Denny) of Lolo, Carden F Warner III (Jill) of Colorado Springs, daughter-in-law, Linda Warner of Bozeman, as well as 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren who will all miss her dearly.