Michelle Leah Gardner

1983 - 2019

Michelle Leah Gardner obituary, 1983-2019, Durango, CO

BORN

1983

DIED

2019

Michelle Gardner Obituary

Michelle Leah Gardner, age 35, passed away on April 1, 2019 at San Juan Regional Hospital in Farmington, New Mexico. She was born July 20, 1983 in Huntsville, Texas to Matthew Gardner and Leah Lorene Gardner. Michelle attended high school in Ruidoso and after that her family moved to the Aztec area. During the first few years after high school she worked in retail, worked for the State Forestry Service and served as a volunteer firefighter on the Center Point Volunteer Fire Department.

She began her career in the Oil and Gas Industry in 2004 working in the Four Corners area while living in Aztec. She mastered her trade as a Rig Up truck driver while working for World Star. She worked for several other trucking companies in the area and most recently worked for T & M Dirtwork of Mancos, CO. She hauled heavy equipment and materials around the Four Corner area and was treated as a family member and a trusted and valued employee. She will be missed greatly by her three dogs, Rosie, Girl and Daisy.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Leah Lorene Avalos. She is survived by her fiance, Victor Chapman, of Aztec, her father, Mathew Gardner of Huntsville, Texas, Grandmother Elouise Griffith of Lakewood, CO, Uncle Jamie (Kathleen) Harvey, Aunts Mary (Mark) Alberts and Anne (Andy) Capps and cousins Julia (Matt) Denzer, Aaron Harvey, Joseph Harvey, Lauryn Capps and Meagan Capps.

Published by The Durango Herald on Apr. 4, 2019.
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Kind thoughts of sympathy to your dear family and friends at this difficult time. Jeremiah 29:11,12 -RJP

April 12, 2019

So sorry for your loss. My condolences go out to the family and friends during this difficult time. May you find a measure of comfort found at John 6:40 which says that soon we will all see our loved ones again

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April 6, 2019

We send our sincere condolences to Michelle's Family and Friends. May God's word be of comfort to you now and in the days ahead.

Marie

April 5, 2019

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