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- MHR note: Stella belonged to the Eastern Star.
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- Stella M. Gardner
Riverton – Funeral services for Stella M. Gardner, 86, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Davis Funeral Home in Riverton with the Rev. Sally Bubb officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton.
She died Dec. 28, 1998, at Wind River Healthcare in Riverton.
She was born Jan. 6, 1912, at Kaycee, the daughter of Lua Otis Kelly and Margaret (Mauck) Kelly. The family moved to the Riverton area in 1914.
She married Earl Gardner on Feb. 1, 1930, at the home of her parents in Riverton. She graduated from Riverton High School as valedictorian in 1930.
They farmed in the Riverton area and moved to Kinnear in 1942, where they built Gardner’s Market. They retired in 1954 and she moved into Riverton in 1985.
She was a member of St. James Episcopal Church in Riverton and Holy Nativity Church in Kinnear.
She was a member of Riverton Rebekah Lodge and enjoyed rock hunting, gardening and flowers. She was a past member of the Riverview Extension Club. In her younger years, she was active in 4-H and won a trip to the National 4-H Roundup in Chicago.
Survivors include sons, Dave Gardner and his wife of Shoshoni and Charles Gardner and his wife of Riverton; a son-in-law of Dubois; a daughter, Nellie Newberry and her husband of Eugene, Ore.; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law; a special friend, Ferne Watson of Kinnear; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, two sisters and her husband.
The Davis Funeral Home of Riverton is in charge of arrangements.
Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming. Friday, 1 January 1999.
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