Ronda Lester gained her angel wings Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Lomita, Calif., at the age of 80.

She was born Oct. 30, 1943, in Carlsbad to Gilbert and Margaret Meador.

She graduated from Artesia High School in 1962, then married Earl Lester on Jan. 24, 1970.

Ronda was a master of sewing, quilting and needlepoint, as well as a talented cook. When she wasn’t working or spending time on her crafts, she could be found in the living room reading her VC Andrews books.

Not a day went by that Ronda didn’t talk about her family and how much they meant to her. She felt her family was her most important achievement.

Survivors include her loving husband Earl; daughter Dianna; grandchildren Courtney and Jonathan of California; sister Betty Kay Skinner of Artesia; nephews Tommy Skinner and wife Tanessa of Artesia, and John Skinner and partner Sarah Conrad of Fort Worth, Texas; and several great-nieces and -nephews, great-greatnieces and -nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret and Gilbert; and brothers Jackie Don and John Roy.

A celebration of life is planned for her birthday in October.