Cleola Beth Grover Chandler, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 29, 2012, at her home. She was under the care of her family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice.
Beth was born July 24, 1924, in Rigby, Idaho, to Clarence Grover and Cleah Leavitt Grover. She grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Idaho Falls High School.
On January 4, 1944, she married James Foster Chandler in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. Her husband preceded her in death on December 2, 2004. She was a devoted wife, mother, homemaker, and piano teacher.
Beth was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in various callings throughout her life. She was an organist and an ordinance worker in the Idaho Falls Temple. She was proud to be a missionary and shared the Gospel with many throughout her life. She enjoyed quilting, painting, singing with the Rigby Chansonettes, and acting in many Twenty-fourth of July Productions. She especially loved her family and spending time with them.
Beth’s family would like to give a special thanks to the Aspen Hospice gals: Monica, Jessica, Bethany and Stephanie, and many others, for making her last year more enjoyable.
She is survived by:
Daughter: Elizabeth Ann (Robert) Moore of Gilbert, AZ
Son: James (Sylvia) Chandler of Idaho Falls, ID
Son: Lyle (Nancy) Chandler of Idaho Falls, ID
Daughter: Saundra (Reed) Perkes, Taylorsville, UT
Brother: Leavitt (Annette) Grover, Kennewick, WA
27 Grandchildren; 41 Great Grandchildren; and 2 Great-great grandchildren;
She was preceded in death by her husband; an infant son, a brother, Thomas Grover; sisters-in-law, Anna Grover and Joan Grover; a daughter-in-law, Debra Chandler; and a grandson, Brad Moore.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 7, 2012, at the Idaho Falls LDS 18th Ward, 1200 Dunbar Drive, with Bishop Cloyd Jones officiating. The family will visit with friends from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge, Idaho Falls, and Friday from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Funeral Services -- Friday
11:00 a.m. ,Friday, September 7, 2012
Idaho Falls LDS 18th Ward
1200 Dunbar Drive Idaho Falls, ID, Bonneville 83402
Notes: The family will visit with friends on Thursday from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home (273 North Ridge Avenue) in Idaho Falls and on Friday from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to the services at the church. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.