Mrs. Rhonda Louise Bardon

Mrs. Rhonda Louise Bardon, of Arab Alabama, passed away on Friday July 22, 2022 at Marshall Medical Center North at age 84. Mrs. Bardon was the 1st of four children, born to the now-late John Blount Self & Louise McGill on August 2, 1937. Mrs. Bardon was a retired educator, skilled pianist & vocalist, who encouraged her children’s musical & artistic/creative talents, and taught private piano lessons many years. Mrs. Bardon met Travis Bardon at Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University), and married after courtship after they both graduated in 1959. Education remained an important part of her, and Travis’ lives, and they both later earned Masters degrees and became career public educators, touching the lives of thousands of children in North Alabama. She and Travis encouraged their 2 sons to pursue higher education, and as devoted parents, made numerous sacrifices for them, in order that they might pursue and develop their natural talents. A devout Christian, Mrs. Bardon, with her family, was a member of Valley Fellowship Church in Huntsville, AL, and for many years made weekly trips from Cullman, where they resided, to Huntsville to worship. When they both had fully retired, they moved to Arab to be closer to children in their sunset years & were residents 12+ years. Mrs. Bardon later became fond of Stripes, the cat, which Travis bought, only telling her after the fact. While Mr. and Mrs. Bardon were far from perfect parents, and equally far from being perfect mates, they lived their lives devoted to each other first, and to their sons, and were living examples that “love covers a multitude of sins.” Mrs. Bardon is survived by her sons; Kevin Bardon, and Shawn Bardon and his wife Rhonda, brother; Dan Self and his wife Linda, sister; Anetta Riley and her husband Jimmy, grandchildren; Benjamin Bardon, Jeremy Bardon, Hope Bardon McElyea and her husband Matt, Zachary Bardon, and Joshua Bardon, and great-grandchild; Noah McElyea. Mrs. Bardon is preceded in death by her husband; Travis L. Bardon, parents; John and Louise Self, and brother; John Self. A viewing for Mrs. Bardon will be Monday July 25, 2022 from 12:00-2:00, at Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel with services following at 2:00. Interment will be at Arab Memorial Chapel.

Mrs. Rhonda Louise Bardon

August 2, 1937 - July 22, 2022