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Velma Gardner
1920 - 2007 (86 years)
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Name Velma Gardner [1, 2, 3, 4] Born 29 Nov 1920 Shelley, Bingham, Idaho 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Female Died 25 Sep 2007 Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho [3] - After a long life of service, Velma Dustin died in the home of her grandson Josh & Deneece Bush of Rigby, Idaho, Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at the age of 86. Velma was born Nov. 29, 1920 in Shelley, Idaho, the daughter of Orawell and Ethen Gardner, and descended from LDS pioneers who settled the valley. She grew up in a large home on S. Capital along with 8 sisters and 2 brothers, and graduated from Idaho Falls H.S. She attended on year at what was then known as Idaho State College in Pocatello. On May 23, 1941, she married Alfred W. Bush in the Salt Lake Temple, and raised a family of 4 sons, Farrell, Kenneth, Val, and Van in Ririe, Idaho where she worked as Bookkeeper for Snake River Equipment and part-time teacher for Ririe H.S. Later she served as Clerk of the Ririe School Board and Businesss Manager of the Ririe School District. After Alfred's death she married Blake Dustin of Driggs, Idaho. She served two terms as Mayor of Driggs. Following Blake's death in 2001, she moved back to Idaho Falls, where she served daily in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple and Family History Center. Throughout her life Velma faithfully served as a teacher and leader in various church callings, as well as in the community, where she was an officer in the Dauther of the Utah Pioneers, and Bookkeeper for various Senior Centers and in 2004 she served as a full-time missionary in the Salt Lake LDS Family History Department.
She is survived by three sons and their wives, Farrell & June Bush of Lyman, ID, Kenneth & Debbie Bush of Portland, OR, Val & Judy Bush of Caldwell, ID. She was preceded in death by one son, Van D. Bush, who is survived by his wife, Larrainzee Linning Taylor. Velma is survived by Twenty-three grandchildren, and Forty-one Great-Grandchildren, and two Great-Great-Grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 29, 2007 at the Rigby LDS Stake Center, (258 W. 1st North, Rigby) Bishop John Schell, officiating. The family will visit with friends from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturdaye church. Burial will be in the Ririe Shelton Cemetery under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
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Buried Ririe Shelton Cemetery Memorial for Velma Gardner with photo and headstone
Find a gravePerson ID I2823 Grow Last Modified 5 Mar 2013
Father Orawell Gardner, b. 18 Mar 1875, Salem, Salem, Utah , d. 23 Oct 1960, San Diego, San Diego, California (Age 85 years) Mother Mary Ethel Owen, b. 14 Apr 1885, Camas, Jefferson, Idaho , d. 12 Jun 1969, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho (Age 84 years) Married 16 Oct 1905 Blackfoot, Bingham [5] Family ID F904 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Blake M. Dustin, b. 18 May 1919, Drigg, Teton, Idaho , d. 18 Feb 2001, Driggs, Teton, Idaho (Age 81 years) Last Modified 14 Feb 2012 Family ID F1029 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Alfred William Bush, b. 09 Mar 1918, Perry, Jefferson, Idaho , d. 23 Jun 1978, Ririe, Jefferson, Idaho (Age 60 years) Married 23 May 1941 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Children 1. Van Dean Bush, b. 2 Feb 1949, Idaho Falls, Idaho , d. 11 May 1975, American Fork Canyon, Utah, Utah (Age 26 years)2. Farrell A. Bush 3. Kenneth W. Bush 4. Val C. Bush Last Modified 16 Jun 2012 Family ID F1030 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- After a long life of service, Velma Dustin died in the home of her grandson Josh & Deneece Bush of Rigby, Idaho, Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at the age of 86. Velma was born Nov. 29, 1920 in Shelley, Idaho, the daughter of Orawell and Ethen Gardner, and descended from LDS pioneers who settled the valley. She grew up in a large home on S. Capital along with 8 sisters and 2 brothers, and graduated from Idaho Falls H.S. She attended on year at what was then known as Idaho State College in Pocatello. On May 23, 1941, she married Alfred W. Bush in the Salt Lake Temple, and raised a family of 4 sons, Farrell, Kenneth, Val, and Van in Ririe, Idaho where she worked as Bookkeeper for Snake River Equipment and part-time teacher for Ririe H.S. Later she served as Clerk of the Ririe School Board and Businesss Manager of the Ririe School District. After Alfred's death she married Blake Dustin of Driggs, Idaho. She served two terms as Mayor of Driggs. Following Blake's death in 2001, she moved back to Idaho Falls, where she served daily in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple and Family History Center. Throughout her life Velma faithfully served as a teacher and leader in various church callings, as well as in the community, where she was an officer in the Dauther of the Utah Pioneers, and Bookkeeper for various Senior Centers and in 2004 she served as a full-time missionary in the Salt Lake LDS Family History Department.
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Event Map 
Born - 29 Nov 1920 - Shelley, Bingham, Idaho 
Married - 23 May 1941 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 
Died - 25 Sep 2007 - Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos Velma Gardner
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Sources - [S71] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. Merli;).
Birth date: 29 Nov 1920 Birth place: Residence date: 1935-1993 Residence place: Driggs, ID - [S73] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. Merli;).
Birth date: 29 Nov 1920 Birth place: Residence date: 1995 Residence place: Ammon, ID - [S76] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security;), Number: 518-16-6405; Issue State: Idaho; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Birth date: 29 Nov 1920 Birth place: Death date: 25 Sep 2007 Death place: Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho - [S78] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho; Roll: 397; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 813.0.
Birth date: abt 1921 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho - [S43] Idaho Marriages, 1842-1996, Upper Snake River Family History Center and Ricks College (Rexburg, Idaho), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - These records were extracted between 1982 and 1996 primarily from marriage records held at county courthouses. Specific source information is provided with each entry.;).
Marriage date: 16 Oct 1905 Marriage place: Blackfoot, Bingham Co., Idaho
- [S71] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. Merli;).
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