Stella Chambers Gardner Elliott, 93, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022 with her daughter at her bedside while at Carriage Cove.

She was born in Archer, Idaho, to John Albert and Mary Jane Martin, she was the 4th daughter of 8 children.

She attended school in Archer up to the 8th grade then on to Madison High for two years, then quit school to get married.

She met a handsome young man named Clarence at a roller skating rink in Rexburg. They dated for a year and then they were civilly married in a Lawyer's office in 1974.

She and Clarence lived in Lyman for a year, then moved to Rexburg and lived in the Lincoln Hotel for another year until their house was built on the north side of Rexburg. The house was eventually moved to 5th West where it still sits today. During this time they had a son and named him Gale, five years later another son whom they named Blaine, ten years after that, they finally had a girl they named Cora.

They were sealed in the Ogden LDS Temple in May of 1973.

She and Clarence produced a large garden, canning most of what was grown and then giving the rest away to grateful neighbors.
They enjoyed traveling, snow machining, motorbiking, camping, and fishing.

She retired after putting in 28 years of working in the laundry industry, i.e. Spee Dee Cleaners. She was a well-known seamstress who made alterations, repairs and created clothing for family, friends, and neighbors.

After their mission they enjoyed spending the winters out on the Arizona Desert, this is where Clarence died in February of 1996 after 49 years of marriage.

In 1998 she met and married Von Gardner, he passed away in 2001.

In 2006 she married Keith Elliott, he passed away in 2009.

She eventually sold her house and moved to Alaska for six years to be with Patricia Martin, her late brother's wife. She spent her 90th birthday there and Cora accompanied her home, and she lived with her for two years.

She is survived by her son, Gale (Barbara) Chambers, and a daughter, Cora (Ryan) Greenhalgh as well as her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her sternal spouse, a son, five sisters, and two brothers.

She always told people that she was the last of the Mohicans.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, November 1st at Flamm Funeral Home. The graveside will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Rexburg Cemetery.