Ronda Lea Gardner

Ronda Lea Chapel Gardner, 38 , of Beaver Dam, Arizona passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009. She was born July 31, 1971 in Tacoma, Washington to Donna Stewart and Ronald Merle Chapel.

She began her life in Tacoma, but soon her family moved to Idaho and then to Elko, Nevada. She started school while in Elko, and attended school in Dubois , Wyoming and St. George, Utah. In 1981 she moved to Alamo with her Mother where she graduated from Pahranagat Valley High School in 1989. In the fall of 1989 she moved to Cedar City, Utah to attend SUU. She graduated from SUU with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education. She loved children. She taught school in Beaver Dam, Arizona, and in Dugway, Utah.

Ronda is survived by her husband, Kary Gardner, her 11 yr. old son, Jacob Cutler Gardner, currently living in Beaver Dam, Arizona. Her mother, Donna Stewart Chapel, Alamo, Nevada. Her father, Ronald M. Chapel, Santaquin, Utah, and a nephew, Skylar Weston Chapel. She was preceded in death by her sister, Donna Dee Pulley.

Funeral Services will be held, Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Littlefield LDS Chapel in Littlefield Arizona. Viewing will be held prior to the services at 12:00 until 1:45p.m. in the Littlefield Chapel. Interment will be in the Littlefield / Beaver Dam Cemetery. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our "Memorial Guestbook" at www.virginvalleymortuary.com. Arrangements are under the care of the Virgin Valley Mortuary, 702-346-6060.